A sign of modern life. Driving through the village, spotting a hunched figure disappearing into the gaping doors of the green box and the feeling of foreboding hits you. Oh no. Surely not again. I’m sure these boxes are dotted around the country. As familiar a sight as the old […]
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Rambling around the kitchen table
Slow start this morning, due to a well timed inset day. No school for us, followed by a week’s holiday. I thought I’d sneak around downstairs and have a quiet cup of tea, before the rest descended. No sooner did I put the kettle on, than a voice from upstairs […]
Read moreMojo – my word of the week
Maybe it’s the slightly lighter evenings or the frosty mornings, but February is feeling good. I’m ignoring the fact that we’re still in mud season and my kitchen floor is matching the great outdoors. I’m focusing on the frosty, blue sky, sunny mornings when I can enthusiastically describe the weather […]
Read moreTroubles come in threes
They say trouble comes in threes. A strange phrase, when you spend too long thinking about it. Have you noticed how easily it’s dismissed with one or two obvious upsets? Yet completely embraced once the list of troubles tallies up to three. It seems, on the flip of a coin, […]
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