Panther and I were playing with some soft building blocks at the gym. Five of them had letters on and we were excited to find that out of the six options on each cube, there were three M’s, one U and one Y, one on each of the blocks. Continue reading
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Wedding liveblog
I liveblog Steph/ven and Lady C’s wedding. Keep mashing “refresh”, I need the pageviews! Continue reading
A tip for if you are caught short in a residential area
This is the problem with parents, you do basically trust them, even when you half-believe they are aliens, keeping you as a future food source. Continue reading
In search of a tree stump (part two)
Part two, in which I talk about Waterstone’s and holiday destinations. Continue reading
Mug
Valentine’s day approaches, and all I want (to buy for RJ) is a simple mug with some kind of love motif. Hearts maybe, or a stylised rose. I’m not too fussy. Why is it so hard to find a heart mug without “world’s best shag”, “100% vajazzled” or “big cock”* on it? Surely it’s not … Continue reading
Licking a scone in Muffin Break while a stranger looks on, uncertainly
The study of etiquette is fraught with such questions. Continue reading
2011 review: My year in… panther
Panther is over 11 months old, nearly a year (on Saturday!). She has come a long way since she was inside RJ. She laughs a lot and is a happy baby. I was worried about spoiling her at Christmas but she seems okay, and I have learnt that everyone else will always spoil their babies … Continue reading
Married to Mrs Malaprop
RJ: Shall we go and see Seahorse? Me: What’s that? RJ: You know, the film about the horse. [Pause] RJ: No wait, I mean Seabiscuit! I think… Me: Do you mean Warhorse? RJ: …yes. Me: Just out of curiosity, exactly what would a film called Seahorse be about? I do still love her. I do.
2011 review: My year in… sport and fitness
My running has continued poorly. I can see why some people like it, but I am not those people. I could get on better with boring fitness activities if I could find some way of enjoying some music at the same time, but I have yet to find a pair of earphones that are comfortable/don’t … Continue reading