Saying goodbye

When I walked my two youngest to school last Monday I, whispered: 'Ot and Pete, do you realize this is the very last Monday we'll be walking this way to school? After we move to the country, we'll have to ride bíkes to get to your new school.' And when Tuesday arrived, I announced in...

I like myself

It's lonely at the top, so I had taken some time out of my busy schedule, to like myself on Facebook. A lot. I was very pleased with the result, because obviously, I was a popular girl! But my joy was shortlived, because soon after, my eldest son came down the stairs, laughing so hard...

Lookalike

I was working, blogging away, minding my own business when my eldest daughter declared in triumphant tones: 'Sybil and I aren't the only ones anymore who think you look like professor Trewlawney!' 'Huh?' 'My friend Mary thinks so too!' When I got the first report, about my similarity to this Harry Potter character, I of...