This may look like a cushion, but to me it represents a lot more. As the children get older they ask less and less for craft activities. They don’t seem to rush for a place at the table so often when I suggest making something. I miss some of the […]
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Camping and Seals
Here’s an admission. Two of my children have never gone camping. Never slept under canvas in a field. They’ve reached the grand ages of 9 and 11 and not woken up in a place miles from anywhere. I’m not sure how this has happened. Before you feel too sorry for […]
Read morePondering about Peas
Today is the first time, since the start of the holidays, that I have been alone. As I write, it’s quiet. Really quiet. Almost forgotten how quiet feels. I can hear an insistent woodpigeon calling but that is the nearest to the usual fanfare of children. I have the house […]
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I’ve been experimenting with different pizza bases. My family loves pizza, but I am very fussy when it comes to buying them so I don’t serve it as often as they would like. For me the base has to be thin, the toppings need to be made of the best […]
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