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Mono-chrome Memories There is an ochre and crimson multi-coloured crinkling carpet under my feet I’m spinning round and round beneath the wind swept trees Almost barren now with just their branches reaching out for the last remnants of winter’s light Arms wide open, hair pulled tightly in bunches, fingers spread to the sky Nose and […]
Report Cards & Learning to Love Your Child After You’ve Read It The hardest thing you ever have to hear about your child is that they are less than satisfactory. As a parent you can’t help but see your child as perfect in almost every way. That’s how it should be right? Therefore, the idea […]
Just over a week ago we got that dreaded call, the one where your child’s school phones to say there has been an accident. “Come immediately,” they said, “we think your son has broken his collar-bone.” A trip to A&E proved them to be right. The x-ray showed a clean break just by his shoulder joint. D would […]
On Sunday, I spent a few hours with my teenage daughter talking through the University application process. She is currently doing her A/S levels (equivalent to Junior year in American high school) and the pressure is mounting as to what she is going to do after she finishes next year. English literature is her favourite subject and […]
It’s going to be short and sweet today. My kids are on their May half-term and I have promised less blogging and more family time this week. It’s easy to get distracted by it all as many bloggers have already commented.
