Posted in Family, Food, Garden, Happiness, Home on May 11, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Ha! Had my legs, arms and face out all day today, and it’s been a scorcher. Apparently hotter than Ibiza! We’ve put up trellis on the back wall, planted loads, and D has enthused me for vegetable cultivation all over again. He knocked together a raised bed for the Mouse to grub in, out of [...]
Posted in Home, Niceness, Weather, Work on May 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My colleague S asked me what was up with me today. Gone were the frowns, the pale face, the Metallica booming through, the high boots and power bitch dressing. Instead, smiles, tan, linen slacks and a flowerchild top, and Loreena McKennitt. All I could say was, I’m happy.
It’s warm outside, the light’s good, I have [...]
Posted in Baby Musings, Family, Happiness, Home on May 6, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Mouse finished getting his jim-jams on this evening, scampered over to his futon chair, scrambled up onto it, sat down with his ankles crossed and patted the space next to him while saying, ‘You!’. I think maybe he wanted me to come and sit with him!
I’ve posted before about the amazing revelation of his improving [...]
Posted in Family, Home, Work on May 2, 2008 | No Comments »
This crossed my mind when talking to my youngest, largest brother about his revision technique. Truly, an indissoluble problem. Or so it would seem.
Remembering things is an artform, tempered with just a little science. There is a plan afoot - by the next round of exams he will be nigh-on invincible. Of course, we’re breeding [...]
Posted in Home on April 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Saw two swallows last night, swooping though the blue at 7pm. Intimations of Summer!
Posted in Baby Musings, Garden, Home, Niceness on April 27, 2008 | 8 Comments »
We spent most of today outside; Mouse got muddier and happier and more and more enthused by the whole proceedings. He has the most cunning little watering can and a set of tools of his own, but of course mummy’s are more fun. He went up and down the path with bamboo canes, and to and [...]
Posted in Baby Musings, Home, Work on April 21, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Back on the treadmill, facing the via dolorosa of the pile a crap on the desk, collected over the last week of absence, and the teetering inbox of emails unresponded to. 11.30am and I’m nearly through it and onto the real work for the day. Seems unbelievable that I haven’t been here for a week.
Last [...]
Posted in Feeling Blue, Home, Sleep on April 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Still in bed, and determined to count my blessings!
I can’t talk (a blessing for some)
Listening to Melvyn Bragg on WB Yeats (hurrah, such lyricism)
Looking at a jam sandwich with longing but not sure if I can eat it.
Truce said a true thing - flu makes you feel like an utter Jeanne d’Arc, martyrdom looming o’er [...]
Posted in Family, Feeling Blue, Home, Sleep on April 15, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Spent today largely in bed, with my little radio on, listening to R4 and reading / snoozing / waking up / drifting. I have eaten 1 piece of toast, one Mullerlight and shamefully, a Pot Noodle (beef and tomato). I have read 2/3rds of a Bill Bryson about how mad Britain is. I have blogged. [...]
Posted in Feeling Blue, Home, Work on April 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Feeling utterly vile, sweating and choking. Hideous night in the spare room, trying not to cough too much and wake everyone up!
Just waiting till the doctors opens and I’m going to try and get an appointment. Urgh. No question of ’soldiering on’ or any such crip-crap - I’m staying in bed.
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