It would be criminal not to take advantage of this glorious weather, right? (you can tell I’ve been living in England for many years… the weather is always on my mind! In fact I’m sure that one of the requirement of becoming a British citizen is to make an oath of talking about the weather …
… and exhale… Today is the first day in ages that I have no commitments, no appointments, no email that I must write or the world will stop spinning, no vital phone call to make or places to be… Feels good to get back to the routine. (I must be getting old). Now, don’t you …
There are a few things I don’t like about motherhood… and I’m not talking about the lost nights or the endless driving kids around, or the unavoidable nagging… or the mountains of laundry… no, it’s getting up in the morning and having to hand out punishments wishing 45 seconds from getting out of bed. …
I feel like I need to begin this post with a picture of bluebells spotted on my walk last Saturday because everybody is posting about bluebells and I hate feeling left out. There, you’ve seen them, now let’s move on because if there is one thing I hate more than feeling left out is following …
Time stands still best in moments that look suspiciously like ordinary life… Have a lovely long weekend. We’re taking it easy… I’m flying to Italy to retrieve No 3 from the spoiling arms of his grandparents, Mr M is flying solo with the other two (… interesting times ahead…).
Amazing weather. Cloudless sky. Blue blue blue. Mr M and I dragged two unwilling teenagers to visit one of the most iconic houses in the Britain: Blenheim Palace, home of the 12th Duke of Marlborough. The land and the money to build the house was given to the 1st Duke as a ‘thank you’ for …
If truth be known Lilli and I took this walk a few days ago… but I don’t think that photos of the 6 hours I’ve spent in the car today would be very interesting. I drove No 3 to the airport and I miss him already. I know he’s going to have a blast staying …
Yesterday I went to the cinema with my sister in law. During the day! Why is it that going to the cinema at lunchtime feels so… naughty? I mean… we only went to see Beauty and the Beast after all! What a sweet sweet movie. (… although… Dan Stevens at the end looks so… unmanly in human …
You know that feeling you get when you re-emerge into the world after you’ve been reading for hours and you kind of feel disconnected and dazed and not quite sure in which reality you are? (If you don’t you should try it… it’s weird but wonderful). Well I’m in this ‘in-between’ at the moment. Yesterday …
If being a dear friend’s birthday wasn’t an excuse good enough, the fact that it was the most gorgeous sunny/blue sky/balmy day of the year so far totally clinched the deal and made it a no brainer for a day out. We decided to head away from Cheltenham and it’s racing madness (never seen so much tweed …
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