Monthly Archives for October 2011
That moment.
It’s not changing nappies, wiping tears or hearing the ever present “Mama. Mama. MAMA!!” It’s not folding little clothes, seeing the vast quantities of milk in the fridge or dealing with a snotty nose. It’s not the fact that the … Continue reading
Cheddar and sweetcorn muffins
I seem to spend most of my day preparing food of some sort or another. From breakfast onwards it’s a never ending stream of packed lunches, snacks, main meals and the endless washing up. Miss P is a human … Continue reading
There is a monster in our attic.
We hear it once a night. Talons on the drainpipe, a shuffley thud and then The Monster runs to its monster lair. We never hear it go both ways. Only in or out. We never hear it … Continue reading
Shall we eat cake instead?
I was going to publish a post I wrote last week about the fact that the house next door to us is up for rent but I’ve just read it through again and have decided that I sound like a … Continue reading
The one where I disagree with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
A quiet weekend spent in some kind of domesticated bubble. Apart from a trip to town on Saturday morning for me, on a new winter coat shopping mission (which of course explains why the temperature has picked up again and … Continue reading




