Category: As featured on Mumsnet
As featured on Mumsnet
Siblings in the Birthing Room: Who am I to judge Jools?
With Jamie and Jools HAVING their two daughters there for the birth of the latest addition to the Oliver family, I wondered if that was acceptable. THEN I wondered who was I to judge?
20 Years of hurt: A poem for Euro 2016
A poem for 2016 that fell on deaf ears *sigh*
What my Mother taught me:
A poem for MOthers’ day
Bowie for Boys: Advice for Little Starmen everywhere
The 7 year old was stunned. The 5 year old was visibly upset. The 4 year old burst into a rousing rendition of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star when they heard that their hero the Starman had died. Here are a few things that Bowie can teach my boys: Continue reading
Tales from the Coal Face at Mumsnet Blogfest15
considering how best to balance writing about our private lives in the very public space that is the online world is something close to my heart. when i was invited to share my personal opinions on this topic PUBLICLY at Mumsnet’s blogfest, i jumped at the chance – it made a change from a shift down ‘ pit….
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When we don’t have the words we still need to talk. Especially to our children.
Mumsnet asked if I would write a guest post about the Paris attacks. I thought I didn’t have the words. I decided it was important to try to find them.
How Can I Be Charlie?
I wish I was Charlie. I wish I was brave, and fun, and witty, and wise. I wish I had a talent, a skill, and the vision to put that gift towards defending the values that make life worth living. But how can I be Charlie? I can’t even draw, And I’m scared. I don’t want to be scared. I want to be Charlie. Continue reading
Things that surprised me about 2014…..
…..in no particular order:
That you all liked Ed Sheeran.
That I liked Taylor Swift.
That breast is best. Unless you are in Claridges.
How much I was saddened by the deaths of Tony Benn and Bob Crow and Peaches Geldof Continue reading
Happy Christmas Nanna
Hi Nanna
How are you?
Thought it might amuse you receiving a sort of Christmas card via this blog thing that I do. Don’t worry – we can always get Dad to help with the computer so you can respond. Actually, I’m not sure even Dad is that great a computer expert….hee hee.
We are doing well. 2014 was good to us. I have the usual regrets of not seeing enough of my favourite people. Life plods on though, eh? Continue reading
This Christmas, Spare a Thought for the Christmas Card. And the Goat.
Got me a goat for Christmas.
A friend posted on Facebook that they weren’t doing Christmas cards this year, but instead they had sponsored a goat.
Thanks to their thoughtfulness that makes me, and all their Facebook buddies, givers not takers. Givers of goats at that!
What a marvellous idea: save money (and trees) that would be spent on cards; buy goats. What’s not to like?
Problem is, I just can’t ditch the cards. Continue reading
