To turn the world entirely on its head Within the space of five chaotic weeks Must surely gainsay all that’s e’er been said Of strength of quill or weight of mighty feats. For you can neither write nor speak nor fight, But gaze, serene, or turn and lift a hand, Or blink an eye, compelling […]
Gwyneth Paltrow provides clear guidance on managing noise sensitivity in the very young. Oddly enough tallies with the advice I was given …
On the way home today we saw a car that must have been driven by very small people because the roof was so low they only had about an inch of window space to see through …
A quick sail before the weather closed in today. Josie is the orange blob on the left. Highlights in brief: All traipsing down to the beach and a quick sail with Jo before the weather closed in and it pissed with rain for the rest of the day. Driving to Porthmadog to visit Portmeiron by […]
So, here we are on a Thuesday wondering how we could possibly have nearly boughth a place in Criccieth lasth year …
My oldest friend, Tim, previously mentioned in connection with the excellent advice he gave in relation to the “Monsters in the Bathroom” problem has apparently always wanted to put himself through his paces in a powerful coupe. He promised me pictures of his tussle with an M3, and they’ve arrived, reproduced above. When he’s not […]
Josie and Heather looking at a stream in a verdant Welsh landscape. So verdant it seems to have turned my camera green. Pete and Ros came to say goodbye this morning before we left for Wales. They head back to South Africa next weekend to take up appointments in East London (where, as anyone who’s […]
Josie and I set out early to the market to get stuff from the fishmongers to barbeque. He had live crabs and lobster, which we had a good look at and picked up (but didn’t have the heart to take home and eat). We bought sea bass and prawns. This was probably my first mistake of the day …
“Now Josie, listen to daddy, look at me. [Holding her gently by the shoulders] We’re going to wake up baby very quietly – look at me please – we’re going to go into baby’s room very quietly and quietly wake her up. No-one’s going to shout ‘Wake up, baby!’, okay?”
There is much confusion in the English speaking world on the subject of pancakes. As with snow, we’re limited to a single word to describe something which, if you actually get close enough for it to matter, displays startling variety. I did nothing to alleviate this confusion today, and have no doubt that having run […]