Monthly Archives: July 2010
Fido can have a flutter!
Fantastic news! Just when I was wondering what on earth I could do with the poker playing pooch, a premier online gaming crowd, (according to the press release) have announced the top eight pet friendly casinos in the US. Thank … Continue reading
Posted in belief, pet travel, Relationships, second marriage, Travelling
Tagged belief, gambling, holiday, las Vegas, online gaming, pet travel, travelling
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The White Rabbit
I fear running out of time. Of missing a deadline I didn’t even know I had. Of waking up one morning and finding that the opportunity has passed. Time is a fickle friend. Oh she courts you. She’s gentle and … Continue reading
Where Weetbix Comes To Die
We are a family of cereal killers. Or should I say, they are. I’m not. I’m the kind of girl who would rather eat a nice croissant or a salmon bagel for breakfast. If I wanted to eat cardboard I … Continue reading
His n Hers
In our household we have limited funds, income and time. So we need to carefully address how we are going to continue forward, by considering our priorities. I’ve discovered there are some considerable differences between his view, and mine. I … Continue reading
Posted in bad day, divorce, housework, humour, male female relationships, Relationships, second marriage
Tagged communication, female view, male view, second marriage
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A very modern mother
‘Can you see me?’ I move the webcam into view, and a hazy, fuzzy image comes alive on my laptop. Gosh is that what I look like? When the signal slows it staggers and stalls, and then clears into view. … Continue reading
Posted in British humour, Dark Princess, daughters, expat New Zealander
Tagged modern mothering, puberty, Skype
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Hello world!
What to do now. Where will this show up? Trying to figure out how to join the blog posts to the pages. Do I use the same admin screen?
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Private School Reject!
I’d finished Latin early, and had grabbed my lunch from the old school bag in the corridor and settled on the grass. No one else was at lunch yet. My treat for knowing my cases. Belli, Bello, Bellum…. Baking hot … Continue reading
Mind Your Business Language
Years ago when I first started out as a marketing consultant I had a client who was a bit of a nob. He was in fact the very first (and last) client I ever fired. The beginning of the end … Continue reading
Perspective
It’s like magic. It comes and goes, ebbs and flows. It helps to colour in between the lines of your sometimes stark experience. The kind of unforgiving bony experience that digs into your stomach and winds you, leaving you gasping … Continue reading
Five go to Summerset!
Of course it’s karma that your family camping trip should come just after a stonking marital! There’s nothing more healing than a long car trip and two nights in a tent sharing an airbed to really smooth over the rough … Continue reading
Posted in carefree childhood
Tagged blended family, camping, Frome, fun, funny, roosters, Somerset
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