I am not very ashamed to admit that since the shops started stocking mince pies in October, TheBloke (TM) and I have nibbled our way through at least ten packets of them (this is a very conservative estimate). This is excluding the two batches of 12 homemade mince pies I made. At a rough conservative … [Read more…]
Before we had children, a night out was incredibly simple, the most complex part being remembering to feed the cat before we left. A leisurely shower, a lick of make-up, a fresh pair of jeans and we were ready to hit the town. Nowadays we never go out. Never. Except our lovely neighbours had invited … [Read more…]
EldestGirl took part in her first school play this week. It was a nativity, which our budding atheist was not delighted by. However, the lure of the spotlight proved too much; after the nine millionth time that she moaned about the vicar’s assembly, we asked her if she wanted to be withdrawn from religious activities, … [Read more…]
“I am not happy about this.” TheBloke (TM)’s tone was less than dulcet. “Who is Mark?” “Huh?” I said, intelligently. “Who is this Mark?” I mentally ran through every Mark I had ever met: three gas engineers (they are all called Mark; it’s a requirement of the job. So much so that I call the … [Read more…]