To me the (expensive) new bed looks fluffy, cosy, comfortable. To the dog it looks like some kind of trap. Something designed to transport him to the vet or, worse still, clean him. (Heaven forbid.) It’s just a bed. […]
Scary New Bed
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Different Day, Same Track Pants
Or, is it same day, different track pants? Hard to tell. There’s a Groundhog Day vibe to life right now. The most exciting thing that happened yesterday was that I remembered I’d bought crumpets to go with my 14th cup of tea of the day. I’d already had a homemade double chocolate chip cookie with […]
Job Done
Isn’t it quiet? Virtually the only sound to be heard yesterday afternoon was my husband swearing at the line trimmer that he couldn’t get to work. The swearing eventually stopped, the whizzer never did fire up and I went back to reading my book in peace. There’s a difference of opinion as to whether, or […]
All the Options
It was options evening at school this week; the school gym filled with (mostly) enthusiastic-looking students and their anxious-looking parents. Why do the parents always look so worried? As though we’ve convinced ourselves that our children’s future happiness rests entirely on making a choice between PE or history at the age of 16. The students […]
It Takes Skill
I’ve been baking again. My second ever bacon and egg pie and a pretty tasty apple pie. No prizes this time around, though, because while I was making pies my husband was making a house, so top honours go to him. Not a whole house, an extension to our existing house. The concrete slab is […]
Only 9999 Hours to Greatness
I cut myself with a Smeg knife while attempting to slice an avocado. If that’s not a cliché I don’t know what is. It’s been quite the accident-prone week for me as it happens. I’ve also ended up with grazes on both my knees and all because I forgot to buy coconut milk for the […]
First Prize Pie
Exciting news! My daughter’s team won their volleyball championships! And I won the bacon and egg pie making competition. Thanks, I know, it’s quite the achievement. Nobody else knew there was pie making competition on (too focused on the volleyball) but there was, and I won. I know I won because my daughter messaged me: […]
Adventures from the Hump Ridge Track
It’s on day two as I’m standing in a sea of mud that I really start to question whether I’m going to make it through this ‘adventure’ unscathed. Last time I did anything like this I was wearing a tutu. This time I’ve swapped the tutu for walking poles. Wise move, all things considered. I’m […]