Easter holidays
I do like my children- almost all the time. Every so often, I stop to wonder where I’m going wrong, but not half as much as I did a year…
13 days later
Oops! Apparently I last posted 13 days ago. But my absence represents activity.
Frog-eating
I often vacillate between thinking I should find difficult things to do for discipline’s sake and flirting with the idea it’s possible to find a life entirely devoid of the…
Top of my current reading list
Last week two very different books were released. I want to read both of them, as soon as I have a chance. The first is Conchie- What my father didn’t…
In praise of lists (State of Chaos- part 3)
Have I told you I’m not very organised? Well, I’m not. Using diaries, calendars and address books doesn’t come naturally to me. But last year, I discovered lists. I’ve written the…
‘Ideas into Words’
Today, I went to the library to request an inter-library loan. “Have you looked, on our system?” asked the librarian. “It’s a book about a hospital in Glasgow,” I said.…
The Zika Virus in less than 500 words.
What is it? A virus transmitted by the Aedes mosquito. Why is it in the news? It is currently spreading rapidly through Central and South America. It is likely that…
Somewhere to start
Re-wiring is going well. Apparently we have 1.8km of new cable in our house. Having agreed with the electricians I’d stay out today, I worked in the library. My husband’s…
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