I am thinking the French countryside. I will be friends with the local winemaker who looks remarkably like Colin Firth. Despite my lack of French, the friendly delicatessen owner will always slip a little extra cheese in my string bag each week. I will cycle off home to the cottage (which is actually only nicknamed…
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HOW TO LEAVE HOME WITH SMALL KIDS (and other ridiculous thoughts)
‘Leaving home’ with the kids in tow, is to be feared. For it is no longer the simple, ‘grab your keys and jump in the car,’ kinda thrill. It is not the, ‘will I stop and grab a coffee on the way?’ kinda option. Gone are the days of the, ‘let’s just hit the open…
Shots and Shimmeys
I blame Michael Jackson. (Please forgive me.) With “Don’t Stop ’til you get Enough,” pumping surround sound, we pushed through the doors of the bar and skidded sideways on to the dance floor. I was 25 and my moves were sharp, my face had just the right sexy pout and all the words poured effortlessly…
MUMMY BLOGGERS OVER?
FAR FROM IT. I am a blogger. In fact; why dress it down? I am a ‘mummy’ blogger. (*gasp) Sure; I hear some of you moan; don’t pigeon hole; don’t under-value yourself, don’t be gender exclusive; don’t exploit your kids (don’t even go there!) …blah blah blah, etc. But you know what? I write. My…
