It’s been a month since we said farewell to the nanny and I took over the reins of full-time motherhood once again. In this time I have realised the following; I didn’t pay the nanny nearly enough. Thinking of creative and nutritious meals (and then cooking them) is quite a challenge. Three children produce a […]
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Going, Going… Gone. Sold to the three year old at the front.
My elderly neighbours invited the children and I to accompany them to church for the harvest festival service. The promise of a buffet lunch clinched the deal for me, the cupboards being bare apart from this year’s glut of runner beans. We packed a pound or so of said beans into a basket to present […]
The Big Surprise
My husband has been particularly spectacular recently, and I decided he deserved something a little bit special for his birthday. He’s a keen golfer, so I eventually settled on a surprise break at The Belfry (spiritual home of the Ryder Cup, for those of you who find the sport as yawnsome as I do) and […]
Snobbery in the cutlery drawer
I have a very expensive tin opener. I bought it in one of those kitchenware shops which make you feel you have to speak in whispers and tell the children not to touch anything. It was an impulse buy some time ago; I was seduced by the sleek design and its promise of jagged-free edges, […]
Disappearing: 1in4
I don’t do a lot of campaigning on this blog. That’s not to say that I don’t feel strongly about a number of issues, just that I choose not to use More than just a Mother for political rants and social debates. I was contacted this week by someone seeking to raise awareness of domestic […]
The nanny is leaving
The nanny is leaving. I’ve known this for weeks – after all, I was the one who gave her notice. I was the one who made the decision to work from home, to manage childcare and the school run around work, and to let our very own super-nanny know that there wouldn’t be a job […]