I have spent Valentine’s Day at three different airports. On my own. There are worse ways to spend Valentine’s Day, and in fact I rather enjoyed it. When you’re not in a hurry – and once you’ve missed a meeting there’s little point in rushing – airports are second only to train-station platforms for people-watching. […]
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Bad words
Yesterday I took four children (my own three, plus a play date) to the supermarket on our way home from school. Halfway down the bread aisle, the friend began recounting a tale from school. I had tuned out and was just examining the baguettes, when he finished his story with, ‘…and then he said, “Holy […]
On Retreat
I am On Retreat. Before I left I told a few people I was going on a writing retreat, and they looked at me with that look usually reserved for batty aunts and toddlers with over-active imaginations. My husband is hugely supportive, but secretly wonders what I will get done in Devon that I couldn’t […]
On writing
I haven’t blogged a lot lately. This is less to do with Christmas, school holidays and the now seemingly endless snow days, and more to do with the fact that I am writing a lot elsewhere, and simply run out of words by the time I reach my blog. I have been busy writing reflective […]
Out of the mouths of mothers…
Things I say too often to my children: No In a minute Later Stop that That’s enough Do you have to do that? Leave her alone Put that away I’m busy Things I don’t say enough: You’re amazing Thank you Let’s do it now I’m so lucky to have you How clever Yes Let’s do […]
New Year's Eve and a foreign object
I’ve spent a few New Year’s Eves in A&E; as a patient, as a wife, and as a police officer. So I shouldn’t have been surprised to find myself there on the last day of 2012. I was making jewellery with the children (I am now the proud owner of a pair of mis-matched plastic […]