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Rainbows. A poem

June 14, 2016August 19, 20191 Comment

A poem about why we need to change how we look at things when we would like to see a rainbow.

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In Praise of the Great British Panto

December 1, 2015August 19, 20195 Comments

It’s not that the Am Dram performance of Cinderella was bad. It’s just that the appearance of small children dressed as traffic cones was perplexing.

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Nearly Get Crushed By A Falling Apple Tree…

August 14, 2015August 19, 20191 Comment

…and other cheap and cheerful ways to keep the kids amused during the holidays.

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We’re Not Bored Son, We’re Buffering

June 2, 2015August 19, 20196 Comments

It’s not just the tech that is buffering around here.

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Food For Thought: Boiling Eggs

June 15, 2014August 20, 20192 Comments

Today is Father’s day, so it is quite natural for me to spend much of this Sunday thinking about my Dad. And boiled eggs. Obviously.

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Back on the after school club rounds. Just when you thought poolsides couldn't get any hotter....#clubs #swimming #afterschool #parenthood #olayolayolayolay

A freeby afternoon in a posh hotel. Another lovely sunset. Another lovely spot of beach yoga. it was very, very good for the old, creaky soul but also, if life's about balance, i am probably due pie, mash and a pint before the month is out...just to reset the spiritual equibrium, you understand. #pie #mash #sunset #balance #stillfalloverwhenstoodononeleg

Today we headed to our neighbouring emirate, Umm Al Quawain, to see the fort and museum. After leaving the museum, we headed to a local beach for sunset. The sky was pretty magical, there was a warm breeze and a gentle chitter chatter pitter patter of kids playing. I've been feeling pretty homesick this week (home being the UK for the purposes of this post) but this trip was good. No filters on the photos - the light (and the dark) were enough. #travels #change #family #exploring #sunset #motherhoodunplugged #nofilter #fort #beach #history #light #dark

As we find our feet, we are finding ourselves venturing away from the malls and the hotels when we eat out. The kids weren't expecting a whole fish on their fish byriani, but they loved it. And yup, all roads (seas?) lead back to the Titanic when you set out on your travels from Southampton. #weekend #thursdaysthenewfriday #curry #fish #foodie #cheapandtasty

Found us a cafe with gold forks, coffee that will keep me awake until this time next Tuesday and (@chris.aunty ) is called Roy (like mi Dad). PS that was a warm pistachio cheesecake and something I can't remember the name of but was bloomin' lovely. #coffew #cake #cafe #goldenyears #buzzing

Pilates. It's harder than I remember. <Collapses> #pilates #fitness #health #ifthisisrightiwanttobewrong

Trying times when on Saturday someone (NOT one of mine) did a big poo in the swimming pool by our house. Two days later, the swimming pool remains closed (impressive!) and, in what must be the very first of all first world problems, one of my salt-of-the-earth kids announced "I didn't realise how much I was taking the luxury pool for granted. I miss my swims" It's been tricky (read 'mildly inconvenient) but i think we'll survive. #spoilt #swimming #sendpaddlingpools #instakids #motherhoodunplugged #mystrangelife

"Isn't if a coincidence Mummy that Lordy Valderthingy and his baddies always turn up at the end of the year of school". Got to admire a bad guy when he tries not to interfere too much with academic learning #harrypotter #yinyang #bedtimestories #attendancematters

She sells seashells And the middlest paints them. (I didn't really make him buy them off me. it just sounded good. I've ruined it now. As you were). #seashells #watercolour #artkids #kidsart #stilltoohottogooutside #runningoutofideasofthingstodo #crochetnext?

A doughnutty sort of day #doughnut #sunshine #friday

Met up with my friends again today. here is a pic for the doubters @teemills79 @everitteloise . #imaginary #friends #fact #fiction #weekendvibes #isthispostabitweird #suchfun #🤣

One of the things I'm meant to be doing this year is learning how to place chess. So far I've learned it's a game where you are overwhelmed with the infinite combination of choices that lay ahead; where, if you overlook just one small thing, you lose control of your clan; where there's a woman firefighting by doing lots of reactive running around albeit within quite mundane boundaries ; where the littlelies try to look out for you but get under your feet: where half of the rest of the characters can do all sorts of nonsense manouvres and nobody bats an eyelid (I'm looking at you, horse head); and where things can change for the worse with barely a moments notice. And there's not even dice. I am kind of enjoying it. but it's hardly escapism #homefromhome #chess #boardgames #family

The quite frankly ridiculous levels of humidity dropped today and, if you were by the coast, a slight breeze kicked in. James got back from taking the youngest out on the water in time for me to run out the door and enjoy all of this dry(er) air and sun by catching a yoga session on the beach. It was all most ommm. #yoga #beach #sunset #lucky #mustgetmescalyfeetsorted

Don't appear to have taken any pics today. In summary: it was hot. I did my dawn swim. Getting ready for school was like a well oiled machine. I tidied up. I did loads of paperwork. School went well for kids. We made biscuits. We read Harry Potter. It was still hot. We went for a swim. Friends came over. It was nice. We ate pasta with them. We were hot. Boys were tired. I'm tired too. And hot. But pretty happy, I'd say. #hot #notbothered #dayinthelife #ordinarypeople #weirdtimes #wotno #hashtagChadmightbeconfusingforfolkinorvisitingChad

Just me and the leopard print looking all entitled in our favourite frock. It's like the nineties again but with less CK1, spaghetti straps and snakebite. And a lot more sun screen. #bestfrock #nineties #now #change #heathershimmer

TREE GOAT I won't let you down TREE GOAT I will not give you up TREE GOAT Gotta have some faith in this branch. It's the one good meal that you've Got #goatmichael #tree #goat #mountains #hot #HOT #HOOTTT!!!

Class mate birthday party invite for the middlest in a development up the road from us. Very nice it was too. Very hot. But very nice. #poolparty #birthdays #celebrations #weekend

Lovely morning/lunch with a friend (A FRIEND!!!!) chatting about house hunting, change, new starts, possible job opportunities, the new secondary school and the eldest's first experience of the 'Back Seat Hards' on the bus...forgot to warn him...poor kid #coffee #lunch #backtoschool #justbecauseyoucantseemyfrienddoesnotmeansheisnotreal

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