1. At toddler group Alec says 'Let's go when we've had snack and before they start singing.'
2. I am very surprised to find that I have two sleeping children at 7pm. I feel as if I've succeeded as a parent.
3. To escape -- just for an hour or so -- and drink wine with a parent friend while our children sleep behind closed doors. We finish off conversations that we've started in the park or at toddler group, strengthening our subtle and fantastic bridges.
Haircut, revision and changing sky.
1. At this salon, with the sinks set up so I'm looking at a view of the woods while the hairdresser shampoos and rinses, I suddenly unde...
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1. Stirring the brewing coffee to break the floating crust and bring up the crema. 2. We have donuts to give the children at teatime. 3. Th...
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1. The shortest night and the longest day. I was up at Wellington Rocks with Anna, Paul and Jason. We couldn't see the sun through the m...
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1. We are sheltered under the garden centre's great barn roof. There is a rush of sound and air as the rain comes down. 2. A mushroom, c...
 
