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    There Will Be Books
    jdettmann
    • Aug 17, 2017
    • 3 min

    There Will Be Books

    Curious George is a movie that can penetrate even the most noise-cancelling of headphones. Writing a novel in the same room as a...
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    The Joy of Sticks
    jdettmann
    • May 17, 2016
    • 4 min

    The Joy of Sticks

    From top: gun, sword, wand. AKA ‘kindling for Granddad’. I’ve never thought brandishing a stick was a good idea. We were always told by...
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    Testing Times
    jdettmann
    • Mar 16, 2016
    • 4 min

    Testing Times

    Occasionally he makes up a word (‘You nuckus!’) or just pops something that’s not an insult at all (‘You big sandwich!) None of it is...
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    7 Reasons My Five Year Old Shouldn’t Have to Go to School, According to Her     
    jdettmann
    • Feb 5, 2016
    • 2 min

    7 Reasons My Five Year Old Shouldn’t Have to Go to School, According to Her     

    I have already been to school. For five whole days. What do you mean, five days isn’t enough? How long is this ridiculousness supposed to...
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    Do As I Say, Not As I Do.
    jdettmann
    • Apr 1, 2012
    • 2 min

    Do As I Say, Not As I Do.

    Last week I was grating a raw beetroot into a pot of soup (this soup, incidentally, which is so delicious I almost ate H’s portion before...
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    She Is Sixteen, Going On Seventeen (Months)
    jdettmann
    • Mar 21, 2012
    • 3 min

    She Is Sixteen, Going On Seventeen (Months)

    May Blossom loves to play. Anything that involves chasing, shrieking and creating mayhem gets her seal of approval. Yesterday she and her...
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