The Sincerest For Of Poetry
Apprenticed To My Mother
Walking Into Trouble
Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle
The Last Will Of Sven Andersen
Booms And Busts
Buster & Moo
Salisbury Square
My Father and Other Liars
Life In A Conversation
Life, in a Grain of Sand
Life In A Flash
Category Archives: children
Mr Dandy And The Milkshake #flashfiction
Millie waited for her father at the back of the class. ‘That’s all. 500 words by Tuesday, okay?’ Millie wondered why they all groaned. Were they hungry like her? As the class filed out, she eased forward to her father’s … Continue reading
Posted in children, creative writing, flash fiction, miscellany
Tagged children’s fiction, creative writing, flash fiction, flash!friday
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Dickhead tours – revisted #holidays
A while back I posted about my experiences as a holiday organiser and why it was not a complete success. As we enter the summer holiday season I thought I might return to the subject for those of you who … Continue reading
When I was nine…
… I loved the rain, real pouring, can’t see your feet from the splashing rain. I would walk up the gutters letting my shoes fill with water until the socks slip-slid inside and imagined floating on the surface of the … Continue reading
So you want a dog, do you?
I’ve written recently about interviewing and being interviewed, in connection with a job but the most tortuous interview process I’ve been through involved our first toe-dipping into the world of dog re-homing. The Le Pard home, circa 2002 comprised four … Continue reading
Posted in children, dogs, family, humour, miscellany
Tagged Battersea Dogs Home, Blitzen, first dog, pets
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Neutered by technology
I have been in the south of France for a few days. Skiing. Poor me, eh? This was a long arranged dad’s and daughters trip (the inappropriately named ‘Double Dees’, using a friend’s house just outside Bourg St Martin. We skied … Continue reading
Airports and Quilts
Airports bother me. They’re too large and too redolent of Big Brother wrapped up as a shopping experience. To start with, as a Brit, I detest seeing anyone wandering around openly totting a submachine gun. I get that I’m … Continue reading
Posted in art, children, families, miscellany, New Zealand, travel
Tagged airports, Heathrow, quilts, travel, York Quilt Museum
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Let’s talk about sex…
That’s got you reading, hasn’t it and before you spend time awaiting titillation it’s not an R or 18 rated post. Kristen Ploetz blogs at Little Lodestar and recently discussed her latest parenting dilemma. How much and when do you … Continue reading
Posted in children, families, Film, memoires, miscellany
Tagged school information films; 1970s, sex education
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My Debt of Gratitude to a Bear called Paddington
This is my 150th post and it deserves something special, I think. What is fitting for such a momentous little moment? Well, perhaps soemthing that, without which I wouldn’t be writing this post (or mangling my grammar). If I look … Continue reading
Posted in children, families, memoires, miscellany
Tagged 150th post, debt of gratitude, Paddington bear
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In Memoriam – Sam Harper 1989 to 2013
In April 2013 a delightful young man, Sam Harper took part in the Brighton marathon. It was his first and destined to be his last. It was a warm day and through a combination of uniquely awful factors Sam died. … Continue reading
Posted in children, families, memoires, miscellany
Tagged bereavement, festival, friendship, harper sounds, memorial, S, Sam harper
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