Hello friends! To paraphrase one of my favourite Robert Lowell poems*, I’m back, after three months away. So, why the long pause? Well, I am tempted to give the usual excuses. You know, I was heavily pregnant, I had a baby, life was a bit more tiring with three kids, Christmas came along etc etc. … Continue reading Life, the universe and everything
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Five on Friday
Well what a week! The big news is that we did get our mortgage valuation approved last week, so we're (theoretically) good to buy our new house. Hurrahs all round. On a slightly less exciting note, we're now involved in protracted wranglings with a six-person chain about a moving date. Five of the six have … Continue reading Five on Friday
Five on Friday
1. We’re a household of germs and lurgies this morning. I’ve lost my voice (and feel as if I’ve lost all muscles from my entire body, the amount of work it seems to walk up the stairs), the sproglet has a level of grouchiness that is usually associated with some form of illness, and the … Continue reading Five on Friday
