" This had been a mad idea. I wasn't Kinsey Millhone, or Precious Ramotswe. Reading a zillion crime novels wasn't going to ma...

" When you're thirteen, Daddy will teach you how to lay an enchantment. Just the one, and it will be yours, forever. That's tra...

It was quite a productive week, we had a big meeting at Sasha's school, and also submitted the application for secondary school for Eddi...

We're having a quiet early evening today. Eddie is working on his Tudor project for school, creating an illuminated title page. Mum has ...

We're getting closer and closer to Christmas, the shops are full of festive treats and gifts. I've been looking at the selection of...

Is it just me, or the evening light is already getting a little bit shorter?! I usually water the potted plants around 8pm, and noticed that...

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Just a week ago we had a garden full of snow, and were able to have a snowball fight. By today it's already a distant memory, as the sno...

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