More on Teenagers
11 years ago, when Horace was the age Mavis now is, Whizz and I moved to this village of Pebbleditch we now call home. Mavis knew nobody so I decided, as newly appointed editor of the Pebbleditch Parish Post, to appeal in the magazine for volunteers to start a youth club. Four people eventually turned […]
On Birthday Cakes
I pride myself on being rather a good cook. I wouldn’t be contemplating entering a partnership in a cookery school otherwise. I am the family Christmas Pud maker and always make my girls their birthday cakes. I do it almost with my eyes shut and the ingredients are always in the cupboard….or they usually are. […]
25 Things About Me
I saw a tweet by Michael Todd that sent me to his blog and this post: http://www.michaelqtodd.com/25random . I don’t know why but I thought I would give it a go too. These points are in the order in which they popped into my head. I don’t know that they are necessarily in order of […]
Child Quote 10
Teacher ‘The colour of the wood louse gives a clue that it lives in a dark habitat.’ Child ‘Or on a pigeon.’
Child Quote 9
Teacher ‘Can anyone give me an example of a traditional tale?’ Pupil (aged 5) ‘Pin the tail on the donkey?’
Recipes for Horace
Four years ago, or maybe more, I promised HoraceI would write down all my recipes for her so she wouldn’t starve at university. Despite the fact that she didn’t even know how to bake a potato, and that I completely failed to fulfil my promise, Horace is still as large as life and cooking with […]
Milo and Nellie – progress report
I’ve just read back through the previous post about the dogs and I think things are slightly better. Milo no longer slinks about, he has re-established his place in the family -in fact he is rather bossy with Nellie, particularly if we are in the picture. I think it’s right to say that Milo is […]
A new dog
I think I’ve mentioned that Whizz and I were considering the acquisition of a second mut. On Saturday morning, the first day of the half term break, which is usually allotted as lie-in morning, we found ourselves, at 8.30, meeting a van from Ireland that barked. We had been up since 6.30 and were in […]
Three Husbands
Sadly, but also happily, Sloggo (see The Cast) died recently. He had been suffering from MS for many years and had gone from being a teddy bear to a bundle of twisted sticks. His funeral was held in Cornwall and Whizz and I took a day off work and travelled the 275 miles to Bodmin […]
Theme Tunes
Hum the theme tune to Star Wars. Now… can you hum the theme tune to Indiana Jones? It’s quite impossible to find one after humming the other!