My daughter is on a long train journey and sitting in the same carriage to her is a very drunken Manchester United supporter, singing at the top of his voice (I can hear him down the phoneline.) It reminded me of when I was seven years old and on a train with my mother and […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Kitchen Sink Drama
(WARNING – I don’t come off particularly well in this blog) My husband does this thing when I’m in the kitchen with the kids. He sits in the living room upstairs and comments away about what we’re saying. When we tell him that he’s being nosey and listening-in on our conversation, he objects and says […]
Ancient Defences
“We don’t want you Southerners finding our castles too easily”
Japes and Wheezes
During lockdown, on April 1st 2020, my kids rang their dad at work from the summer-house in our garden (where they were allegedly doing their home-schooling). They told him that they had behaved very badly and refused to do their school work – leading to a row with me. They said that I had stormed […]
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