This week has flown by in a blur. I can hardly believe it’s the weekend and Youngest is due back. There has been a steady flow of people coming and going, all week that I’ve been constantly checking headcounts for meal times. I rather miss the default of five plates […]
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Ready – my word of the week
I am undoubtedly a country mouse. I’d prefer to be belly down, lying in a meadow, watching hoverflies move from one wildflower to the next, while listening to the meowing of the buzzards overhead, than tramping along pavements in town. I may see one or two people and a couple […]
Read moreGrown- my word of the week
As I stood, shoulder to shoulder with my daughter, I caught a glimpse in the mirror and realised that I was indeed the shortest in the family. I’d not seen her for several months, but somehow she had grown and overtaken me. It was noticeable. According to my son, as […]
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One day this week, there was an alarming rumbling noise from the chimney. The sort that makes you instantly think that something heavy is collapsing and it’s going to be mighty expensive to fix. I’m not sure what I expected. Clouds of dust and tumbling masonry, perhaps. Maybe a bird. […]
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