Category Archives: Family
Art for art’s sake.
From the moment my youngest daughter could hold a pencil the world at large became a colossal sketchpad. Every surface was an invitation to illustrate and I swear she developed her own graffiti tag at 18 months. She was an … Continue reading
The Cabin in the woods – part 2
So to recap – My youngest daughter, D2, had returned for a second tenure working at a summer camp in Massachusetts. She had spent the previous American summer there and had fallen in love with the culture, the location and … Continue reading
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Tagged australia, Berkshires, Bo Burnham, facebook, family, humor, Massachusetts, New York, travel, United States
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The cabin in the woods – part one
I booked the majority of our recent trip to the States through a travel agent. The one section I decided to plan on my own was four days between New York and San Francisco. The idea was to find somewhere … Continue reading
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Tagged cabin, family, Grand Designs, humor, Massachusetts, relationships, travel
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Bio mum
Let’s be quite clear about this – the gene pool probably needs a good dose of chlorine. That’s mine, not yours – I’m sure yours is a mine of inherited intellect and unalloyed attractiveness. This introspection generally arises around the … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Not so funny
Tagged divorce, Fairy tale, Grandparent, Grimm, Hallmark, Holidays, humor, Mother, Mothers Day, psychic, Shopping
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How are you feeling about this?
Her Facebook status reveals that in eight weeks she will be back in the USA. I don’t It’s been a weird exercise in self awareness since my daughter popped back home. It was quickly obvious that she had returned too … Continue reading
Posted in Family, humor
Tagged Birkenstock, children, facebook, family, humour, Jane Lynch, Lesbian, Mardi Gras, Samantha Ronson, Tina Fey, United States
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My diamond days are over.
Turns out diamonds are not my best friend. I was recently charged with the task of merchandising a selection of diamond rings, bangles and earrings; a fiddly job that gave me new appreciation for my opposable thumbs. Surreptitiously slipping on … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Coco Chanel, Diamond, Engagement ring, Gemstone, humor, inheritance, Jewellery, Jewelry, pearls, Shopping
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Party On Down
So I have been thinking about birthdays, in particular those ones that end in zero. My youngest turns twenty next year which means, given I had a zero birthday the year she was born, that I too will endure celebrate … Continue reading
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Tagged Birthday, birthday party, cake, Child, humor, humour, Parent, sleepover, sweet sixteen, Teenagers, vodka cruisers
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The Homecoming
We hovered about the gate lounge waiting for her to appear. I was unaccountably nervous wondering how things would be now, while my ex-husband remarked for the umpteenth time on the arduous nature of travelling from New York to LA … Continue reading
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Tagged cats, children, Dominican taxi drivers, humour, hurricane sandy, parenting, travel. relationships
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What dreams may come?
“You’d better find the vision board and buy a lotto ticket”, declares the man who finds these invocations to the Universe about as credible as ouija boards. My first attempt at a vision board was assembled at a team bonding … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfa Romeo, cars, hipsters, humor, humour, lake Como, Life, lotto, ouija board, real estate, vision boards
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Learning The Hard Way 