Wednesday morning dawns murky and just a little bit cold in Bromley. There is an air of finality, a whisper of autumn in the air. This time last week The Girls and I were enjoying the sunshine poolside in Burgundy, where they learned to spot 'vaches' and buy 'French bread'. I suppose that it was our last fling before term time beckons: the week ahead is filled with haircuts, dental appointments and nametape-ironing*. I didn't turn on the laptop, … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2011
Names have been changed to protect the guilty…
When I started blogging it was because I wanted a space of my own. I never gave much thought to anonymity, but then there was only DH and I to think of. I appreciated that DH had a working life that needed to be kept separate from the life about which I wrote, so gave him a nickname- the 'oosband to start with- and from there it seemed a simple step to give the dog one too. I imagine if you look you will find references to their actual names … [Read more...]
10 ways to play: cotton wool and tissue
Another thing I have a lot of in the house is cotton wool: I overstocked when expecting PD and am still wading my way through it. It's proving very useful for various craft projects. And tissues? Well they get everwhere. PD seems to have an obsession with carrying them around" in case she gets snot" so there are always half a dozen under the furniture or in various pockets. So what can you do with them? here are ten ideas to get you … [Read more...]
Going a bit Pete Tong
For the last several weeks I have been using a USB keyboard with my laptop because of a disastrous incident involving a cup of coffee, a small child and a sleep-deprived husband. It turns out that the replacement keyboard isn't on order because le man did not get le email. And now le bloody temporary keyboard, which renders laptop more of a PC than a laptop, has stopped functioning too.* So I have no access to anything I have saved on my … [Read more...]
Water, water, in your hair: The Gallery
I tell you, the summer holidays seem to be whizzing by now. Even the British weather seems to have co-operated to a certain degree, so we have plenty of good days at the beach with friends and family. Of course the thing about the beach is that, no matter how hard you try to clean it off, the sand welds itself to the parts of your children's anatomy that are most sensitive and hardest to clean. Like the scalp. And the undercarriage, or groovy … [Read more...]
Shine 2011 Update
I'm so excited! I have written my personal statement for my first ever fundraising page: In less than 12 weeks, I, Kelly Innes, undoubtedly the least fit person that you know (by which I mean unhealthy, not unattractive, just so that we are clear) will be walking a half-marathon for charity. Oh yes, 13.1 miles through London town in the middle of the night (added bonus: no-one will see my super-attractive face look a little sweaty.) Since the … [Read more...]
My legacy: rioting is not the answer
I read a post by coffee and curls a while ago that made me think about what my legacy to my children would be. I saved the link and wrote a few ideas in my drafts folder and assumed that I'd get back to it. In fact, every time I saw a 'yoof' in the street behaving like an idiot, screaming and shouting, or drinking something inappropriate in a park, I vow that my child will not grow up to be like that. But the events of the last few days have … [Read more...]
