Last week I had a heavy breather on the phone. I think I was a bit of a disappointment. You see, I can’t do dirty talk. I once had a boyfriend who liked me to chat while we were having sex. He wasn’t interested in the Boden sale or what I’d do if I won […]
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What's the perfect age gap for children?
Is there such a thing as a perfect age gap? My mother loved that the four years between each of her children gave her one-to-one time with each baby, just as their older sibling started school. Amongst my friends it seems common-place to begin trying for a second shortly after baby’s first birthday – aiming […]
A place to write
If I have to, I can write anywhere. I can write on paper or on the laptop, in pen or in pencil – I’d write with pavement chalk if it’s all I had. I find my writing is best when I am away from the house, where domestic distractions are few and the phone can’t […]
Trying out the Electric Bed
I never mind too much what my holiday sleeping arrangements are like. I’m not fussy about the springiness of the mattress, or the thread count of the sheets. Just as long as I have a bed, that’s all that matters. Each year we head down to Devon with the extended family to stay in whichever […]
For what we are about to receive
Much to the children’s delight, their father and I are prone to outbreaks of ridiculous behaviour. Entire afternoons pass where one may communicate only in song, or with a balloon up one’s jumper. The family ‘team chant’ is one such element of this farce, the origins of which are long-forgotten but may well have stemmed […]
My child? He's the one with the enormous Sovereign ring.
Some time ago the nanny was struggling for inspiration during a particularly wet week. I suggested she make jewellery with the children and duly provided her with half the contents of Hobbycraft to ensure her creativity was not stifled. Boxes of buttons, ribbons, brightly coloured beads and shells spilled out from the craft box and […]