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Should It Stay Or Should It Go?

I need to cull our belongings. This is a truth universally known. But I am also a sentimentalist at heart. I know how you’re meant to get...

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Ignorance Is Bliss

Apocalypse now, or have we time for another coffee before the end of days? ‘Why do I still have to go to kindy?’ May Blossom moaned to...

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Follow Your Arrow

I think I’ve figured out why smart parents make their kids listen to kids’ music. It’s so you can have conversations about how yes, the...

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20 Things I Should Probably Have Explained To The New Babysitter

When Garnet says he wants to wear a dress, he means it. Unless he is talking about a T-shirt, which I have taken to calling dresses in an...

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Train Travel For The Out-Of-Practice

Train for illustrative purposes only. Not a Tangara. When my train pulled into the station this morning, I thought ‘Ooh, fancy: a...

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The Perfect Gin and Tonic

As much as I love a gin and tonic I am surprisingly unfussy about how they are prepared. As long as it has gin and tonic water in it,...

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The Lazy Person’s Guide To Buying A Christmas Present For My Dad

1. Is it a book? Yes: go to question 2. No: Select again and go back to question 1. 2. Does it have endnotes? Yes: Go to question 3. No:...

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Out Of Control

So instead of writing you a proper blog entry, I am going to try to tackle one of the house-sorting items on my to-do list, which is so...