jdettmannJun 29, 20163 minIt Turns Out, You Can Go Home AgainSample bookshelf from my parents’ attic: Just one of the many collections of books that tells you probably more than you need to know...
jdettmannApr 27, 20165 minNothing Is Fun For The Whole FamilyThis seems lovely, doesn’t it? Until you realise that is not the ocean Garnet is wallowing in but actually self-pity. See the ripples of...
jdettmannJun 4, 20153 minLego, Lego, Can’t Hold It Back Any MoreFor about a year we have had, shoved into the cupboard in the playroom where no-one ever goes because it houses the vacuum cleaner, a...
jdettmannFeb 5, 20155 minA Bit of Stair TroubleThis morning was officially the second day I was to leave the house and come here to work on the blog and other self-directed (aka...
jdettmannAug 8, 20143 minThe Son Also VomitsMy daughter has a remarkable grasp of phonetic spelling. This week has indeed been totally phykd. Gastro. Again. You’re going to start...
jdettmannJul 4, 20143 minWe Sneeze In The Face Of DangerMay Blossom’s Self-Portrait With Gastro It’s winter here, and with each new and sparkling dawn comes a new illness. I’m quite serious:...
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...
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...
jdettmannDec 4, 20121 minYou Give Me FeverIn the event of finding yourself over thirty-eight weeks pregnant and suffering from a virus that makes you burn with fever and shake...
jdettmannNov 27, 20123 minMy Patience Is The Only Thin Part Of MeBut, weirdly enough, it was one of the loveliest nights I can remember. Partly because nights in general, in my opinion, are for sleeping...
jdettmannNov 22, 20122 minTalking TurkeyActually, this year the game of Move The Tables From The Verandah To The Garden And Back Again Thrice As The Weather Changes was knocked...
jdettmannOct 18, 20123 minGrant Me The SerenityLunch out with a tiny nun always helps. I haven’t been feeling very good lately. It’s nothing that the birth of NB won’t fix (or possibly...
jdettmannAug 9, 20123 minOff The WagonWe have just spent seven days on a dude ranch in southern Colorado with my extended family on my mother’s side. We do this every couple...
jdettmannJul 24, 20122 minDegree Of DifficultyOh for the days when the in-seat phone was all the entertainment she needed. In about four hours we are heading to the airport to fly for...
jdettmannJun 26, 20122 minAbsence Makes The Weather Grow Colder.Um, no. I haven’t got a good reason. I was just off, you know, living my life and trying to keep warm. Oh, and GROWING A HUMAN, too,...
jdettmannJun 4, 20123 minGreat ExpectationsHere’s a blurry picture of the creature to be known henceforth as NB. Those are the initials of its in utero name, but could equally...
jdettmannMay 28, 20122 minHow To Feel Better1. When she walks down steps, May Blossom has taken to sometimes refusing the proffered hand of her father or me and instead holds her...
jdettmannApr 13, 20122 minWhat I’ve Liked This Week: Learning to Be On Holiday EditionSwimming in an ocean rock pool. I am a bit slow, clearly, but I have finally discovered a place that has all the nice seawater of the...
jdettmannMar 26, 20121 minWhere Have All The Yellow Cars Gone?Silver. Silver. Silver. White. Black. Silver. Black. Black. Silver. RED! Dark Blue. Silver. Silver. The cars are so montone these days...
jdettmannMar 7, 20123 minUps and DownsIn the down column: 1. My 102-year-old grandmother suffered a small stroke. 2. The fate of our missing family cat, Tigercat, was...