jdettmannJun 15, 20164 minSticker ShockPart of a Lego exhibition we saw on the weekend and in no way a freakishly accurate representation of our bedroom when it’s my morning to...
jdettmannMar 23, 20163 minA Hot Cross Son for EasterThis week he has been brought to howling tears by many and varied injustices. There was the fact that I would not go under the house to...
jdettmannAug 19, 20154 minSleep Like No-One’s WatchingGusto refusing to participate in a dramatic re-enactment of the sleeping arrangements at our house. Honestly, never work with cats. It’s...
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...
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...
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 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.’...
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 19, 20122 minIf You Can’t Say Something Nice…Today nearly slipped by without a blog. Today was hard. Physically I feel like crap right now and trying to be funny feels forced. So...
jdettmannNov 13, 20121 minThis Is What You Get When You Mess With UsI think we all feel like this today. Because of the wonders of Facebook, I know, for certain, that everyone else in the civilised world...
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...
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 9, 20125 minCrying Over Spilt MilkThat sort of casual attitude is exactly how I did NOT approach breastfeeding. I approached it with a delightful cocktail of fear,...
jdettmannApr 17, 20121 minDear Jess: Sleep-TricyclingHere’s the first in a new occasional series in which I will ask myself questions and then reply. I’ll be my own agony aunt. Today’s...
jdettmannMar 21, 20123 minShe 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...
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...
jdettmannMar 5, 20123 minIs Going Out Tonight Worth It?: A Statistical AnalysisI bought the tickets a few months ago on a whim, because H loves Bonnie Prince Billy, who is a grumpy-looking, balding, blond bearded...
jdettmannMar 1, 20121 minWhat I’ve Liked This Week: Trapped Indoors By The Rain EditionWearing my new spectacles: They make me look like Colin Firth in A Single Man. The ladies are going to swoon. Watching May Blossom’s...
jdettmannFeb 23, 20121 minIn The WeedsWe’ve all been a bit in the weeds this week, but we’re sorting ourselves out. I have been inspired by my 102-year-old grandmother, who...