Category Archives: family life

November spawned a monster

Posted on November 26, 2011 by blogmywiki

Or, My NaNoWriMo Hell It was a mad, spur-of-the-moment decision. I hadn’t thought it through. A couple of friends were doing NaNoWriMo – and I thought, what the hell, why not? 50,000 words in a month, 1666 words a day. … Continue reading →

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Every Little Earthquake

Posted on January 22, 2010 by blogmywiki

It’s ‘Own Clothes Day’ at my children’s schools today, to raise money for Haiti. At breakfast I explained to my daughter, 4, what the money was for. She said ‘we know a song about an earthquake.’ I’d seen a Met … Continue reading →

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Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?

Posted on November 6, 2009 by blogmywiki

Sesame Street is 40 years old, and I did wonder this morning why my children can’t see it. Could this PBS show that aims to reach out to so many people, not be on free-to-air TV in the UK? But … Continue reading →

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I Murdered Marian’s Mouse

Posted on February 5, 2009 by blogmywiki

There I was minding my own business, pretending to write but really reading Bilgewater by Jane Gardam and listening to songs with ‘Grace’ in the title – Grace is the name of Bilgewater’s friend and nemesis – when the phone … Continue reading →

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Bad dad

Posted on September 21, 2008 by blogmywiki

Possibly undocumented pleasure of family life: my daughter has a pink tube of Lisa Simpson toothpaste; the boys have a blue tube of Bart Simpson toothpaste. The contents are identical. Whenever possible I make sure the boys get toothpaste out … Continue reading →

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