We got on with some painting at the weekend. Not the filling a blank canvas type – instead, creating the blank canvas itself. When we moved in, we were desperate to put our stamp on a place of our own. Five years of marriage: renting, saving, waiting for enough job stability to start a mortgage. …
Category archives: Moments
That was the week that was: mid Feb 2014
I used to write more on Facebook. More of the daily diary; the little moments. These days, I’m writing here – which means I don’t always keep track of what is happening each week. Last week, I wrote a post which included some of that ‘what’s current’ information. So for my own sake, and my …
Writing in my head
Back at the start of the year, I set myself three posts a week. It still feels the right amount. Enough to keep me writing, thinking – enough space for the other things going on at the moment. You may have surmised that Lit Kid is not exactly writing itself, but that’s where it’s flowing …
Lit Kid: the anti-hero in children’s books
Junior Reader and friends have some interesting discussions in the morning before school. Some of these I hear at the time; some are relayed to me later. And some of them touch on Lit Kid topics. “Do superheroes get married?” Easy answer: Yes – see The Incredibles. (In this household, it is always right to …
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How to avoid food shopping
This one doesn’t quite seem my style, given my much-professed love of food. And, indeed, of food shopping, sometimes as though I am feeding a garrison rather than a family of three. (Junior Reader is eating more and more now, though, so maybe the garrison is along the right lines.) So it’s a bit strange …