I am an excellent wife. Actually that’s not true all of the time but on this particular occasion I excelled. I have been noticing that DH is not as keen on chocolate cake as he once was. It turns out that bought cake never lives up to my home-made cakes [insert smug grin here], and that his cake of choice when outside the perimeter of DG Manor is coffee and walnut. Naturally I waited until he went to work after sharing this piece of … [Read more...]
How to neglect your children
A negligent parent leaves their child in dirty nappies for hours without changing them. A negligent parent doesn't bother clothing their children from one day to the next. A negligent parent puts their child in their carseat/playpen/cot all day. A negligent parent puts themselves first. A negligent parent shoves their child in their cot and goes out clubbing. A negligent parent can't be bothered to treat their sick child. A … [Read more...]
Vintage Family Album
That bloody Tara Cain has had me all misty-eyed this week: her vintage theme sent me to the land of nostalgia, where everything is tinted pink. I have been blubbing like a whale since dawn. It may be down to the fact that I have been up since dawn that I have been blubbing. I'm not sure. Thus I give you me: before the internet, when all I cared about was playing, a bit of cake for breakfast and ideally a trip to the pool after the … [Read more...]
Is the Petite Star Zia+ as good as the Zapp Xtra?
In a word, yes. In fact, I'd say it was better. Shortly after the end of my QuinnyCaster stint, I was lucky enough to become the owner of a Petite Star Zia+.Which, if DH is to be believed, takes me to a grand total of 12 pushchairs.... Now I have seen these around a fair amount in Bromley. I'd assumed that they were an interloper, a wannabe, a pretender. I was therefore truly surprised to find that it actually isn't. Firstly, there's the … [Read more...]
How to make a Weather Chart
If your house is anything like mine it is littered with bits and pieces of art crafted by children relentlessly. Some of it is fabulous and different and makes its way onto the Breakfast Room wall, the best pieces of which eventually find their way into a scrapbook. Some pieces are 'distributed' to Grandparents who dutifully display it on their fridges when we come to visit, but that still leaves a lot of work that I feel I can't throw … [Read more...]
Ladybird Cupcakes
There's nothing like cake under pressure: PD became a little obsessed with ladybirds (or ladybugs, as her American cousin calls them) after studying mini-beasts at Kindergarten. I made the kind of rash promise that I have a tendancy to when I am trying to leave her in class at the beginning of the day and thus I found myself going home to make a few cakes. Step 1: make a cake. I used a mix and baked it in a rectangular tin. Once cool, I used a … [Read more...]
The object of my affection
I imagine most people remember the day they were proposed to very clearly. I know I do. We argued. I could barely speak I was so angry with him. I stormed ahead on our supposed romantic walk, not knowing that the bad mood that sat on his shoulders was pre-proposal nerves. So when we stopped and he asked and I said "Yes!", buffeted by the winds on the February cliff-tops, I paid very little attention to the ring. My hands were bitterly cold … [Read more...]
