Relief
After a weekend of comparative misery, earlier this morning I sent a text message to my wife. It read thus: "Sorry I didn't finish off putting stuff away earlier, I had to go upstairs and have the mother of all Continue reading Relief
Category Archives: family
Blinkers 2
Yesterday evening, fresh out of the gym and leaving the leisure centre, my attention was diverted, pleasantly I might add, from the single-minded pursuit of getting out and home for dinner. Diverted by someone I've known for a few years Continue reading Blinkers 2
Blinkers
We went to the pictures yesterday, to watch the Lego Batman Movie. I suspended my sense of disbelief as usual and yes, cried near the end. Who knew that hanging a picture could be so moving‽ To get the film Continue reading Blinkers
Mug revisited
My wife bleached my mug. Having acquired over 3 years of patina it was perfect! Was.
7 bits
Last week, during the school holiday, my wife took our daughters to a National Trust property. My oldest has to prepare a piece on Victorian England, so where better to go than a historic home and mill? During the tour Continue reading 7 bits
Nine
Today marks the ninth anniversary of the sale of our first home together, my wife, my first daughter, and me. A precarious few months preceded the joy of signing that piece of paper and terminating the first of our two Continue reading Nine
Hungry
In the hurry to leave the house for this morning's school run and journey to work I forgot my lunch, I forgot cash (the cash my wife got for me yesterday evening) and… Having nothing edible in my desk drawer Continue reading Hungry
Slapstick
My oldest daughter has just been watching a YouTube video of children falling over or off things, and some are obviously hurting themselves. The thing I find most disturbing is the parents continuing to film and laughing. It mirrors the Continue reading Slapstick
Cake culture
After reading this, I've a question for anyone arriving here accidentally… Dentists call to end cake culture – BBC News. Go on then, instead of Krispy-Kremes who's up for kumquats or kiwifruits‽ It might have been BBC's Tomorrow's World, it Continue reading Cake culture
Screen (song)
My wife and daughters (when they're older!) might appreciate this song: Screen: twenty one pilots. They don't read my blog.