jdettmannSep 8, 20163 minPsycho Killer: Qu’est-ce que c’est?And well might you ask, Talking Heads, well might you ask. Is a psycho killer a killer of psychos, or a psycho who kills? It’s a crucial...
jdettmannSep 2, 20153 minRoll With ItWhen we stayed in Perth last Christmas, housesitting for friends, I noticed a box in the laundry that had ‘Who Gives A Crap’ printed on...
jdettmannMay 20, 20153 minGo To Sleep, Little BabyHelpfully, May Blossom and Pipsqueak look like twins born four years apart, so I can illustrate this post with a picture of my own child...
jdettmannMay 27, 20142 minCrossIt took half an hour to even upload this far-too-small image, due to iPhoto (or iFighto as my Dad has long called it) deciding that...
jdettmannJan 15, 20143 minWhen You Think He’s Fast Asleep, He’s Always Wide AwakeWhy the italics, you might ask. What has Gusto done to merit that? Nothing. Gusto is being an exemplary feline. It is the jellicle cats...
jdettmannDec 12, 20133 minFlat-packedSo sweet, you’d never know they have tiny ear canals brimming with filth and germs. Nor that the one on the right is about to throw up in...
jdettmannOct 21, 20133 minNearly Three Years InTomorrow is May Blossom’s third birthday. If you’d asked me three years ago what I thought my life might look like now, I would have...
jdettmannOct 2, 20132 minThe Trials of MotherhoodHe wasn’t a bad baby to begin with, but about six months ago I began to hear tales from his mother about various crimes and misdemeanours...
jdettmannSep 20, 20133 minThings Are Good When Things Are GoodThing 1: Since one or other or another of his or my recent colds or ear infections or other random maladies that have blurred into one...
jdettmannAug 23, 20133 minUpstairs DownstairsThe state of the carpet on the stairs is too shameful to photograph, so here’s a picture of Garnet in a massive hat instead. Our new...
jdettmannMay 22, 20132 minTrue RomanceBecause I want this to remain a mummy blog, and not morph into a beauty blog, I shall refrain from giving you the contact details of the...
jdettmannMay 14, 20134 minMissing, In Action‘It means he’s sad,’ I told her. ‘It’s a metaphor. Why do you think he’s sad?’ ‘I think it’s because he misses his mummy and his sister...
jdettmannApr 19, 20133 minThe Games We Play: Angry Men EditionI spent a bit of time on that flight in the galley, bobbing around while getting Garnet off to sleep, and so I was privy to the pursed...
jdettmannMar 25, 20134 minThe Real BossCome the week of the concert and my mum, who had bravely offered to babysit both May Blossom and Garnet, politely asked how we were going...
jdettmannMar 7, 20134 minMake ‘Em LaughMay Blossom at work in her office. A month or so ago we let May Blossom watch Singin’ In the Rain. We were on the hunt for a movie that...
jdettmannFeb 25, 20131 minThere Will Be BlogMy computer, like my children, has sleep issues: it would not go to sleep, preferring to stay awake until it had completely run down its...
jdettmannJan 16, 20133 minA MonthGarnet has one elf ear. The other is a human ear. We are unsure what, if anything, to make of this. Garnet’s 24 days old. It’s been a bit...
jdettmannDec 24, 20122 minThis Is Just To SayOur little boy was born ten days ago. Sorry it’s taken me so long to put him down and write a post to announce it. But if you smelled his...
jdettmannDec 14, 20122 minKeep Calm And Carry On Like A Pork ChopMay Blossom re-enacts what will happen if you don’t shut about about your birth plan while having coffee with friends. My friends Lou and...
jdettmannDec 9, 20122 minWe Sleep The Sleep Of The FuriousWhenever May Blossom wakes up these days, the first thing she says is, in a very irritated tone of voice: ‘I didn’t want to go to sleep.’...