I have let myself down very badly. I dropped my son off for school this morning and suddenly realised I needed to check something with him. So, I kerb crawled him and yelled through the open window: “By the way – have you got extra GCSE Science after school today?” He called back; “No, I’ve […]
Nicking the Noses
Non-uniform day for ‘Children in Need’ today – and this morning my 14 yr old donned an Iron Maiden t-shirt. The ‘Iron’ element suddenly reminded me of this day in 2013 – and of what he wore to the Infants school for yet another biggie charidee day – Comic Relief. I gave him a quick […]
Parental Revelations – in Public
Yesterday I was doing a talk in Tameside, celebrating Stalybridge – Greater Manchester’s Town of Culture for 2022. The talk was all about my rather famous Victorian ancestor and I was quite pleased to see that the Deputy Mayor of Tameside brought her baby along to the session. The wee one was very well behaved. […]
Messing up the MRI
Phoning the MRI Unit: ME: Hi, my name’s Christina. I had an MRI yesterday. I was using a wheelchair. You might remember me … and my husband. RECEPTIONIST: Ah yes. He parked you in a corner – facing the wall. ME: He couldn’t steer that hospital wheelchair. It was rubbish. RECEPTIONIST: And he told everyone […]
Real Cultural Entertainment
I recently found a photograph from a few years ago. I got chatting to my 17 yr old lass and my 13 yr old lad about it and said that I loved the photo, but that perhaps some folk would see it and think that “maybe it gives off a whiff of… ‘white saviour.’ You […]
Propelling my Aspirations
I am now the proud owner of a rotary washing line. I’ve wanted one since I was 6 years old. Sadly, my mum always preferred the archaic clothes prop methodology. It’s only taken me a decade of garroting friends, neighbours and playmates with our wonky washing lines and … I’ve finally decided enough is enough. […]
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