Sometimes, you just really needed to hear it. My kids are 5 and 2 right now, and they are both clever little beans, and super active. My son particularly is a little perpetual motion machine, and always has been.* So for the last two years, they’ve been doing swimming lessons as yet-another-way-to-try-to-expend-their-energy-and-keep-them-sufficiently-occupied. Y’all know my […]
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Because it’s autumn here and this was just the thing for a lovely, sunny, bright and breezy day 🙂 Ingredients (per person) A large double handful of baby spinach leaves, torn 1 beurre bosc pear (or one with similar soft texture), cubed 50g of soft feta (more or less), crumbled 1T pecans, roughly crushed 1T
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In a similar vein to the last repost, and again, applicable to a lot more than just writing…….. I was originally going to title this post ‘A New Cure For Writers’ Block’. But really, it’s not a new cure, for either the world in general, or myself. You’ve heard me talk about it before; the
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First of all, go and watch Maggie’s characteristically awesome list of the top ten things that inspire her. I want to talk about number 5: lying on the floor. Because, you see, last night I had a perfect moment. No, better make that a Perfect Moment, because it was. It was late at night. SmallBoy
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“Their revelations are so true I feel not so much like I’m being taught, as reminded.” ~ Student, on Good Novels, in presentation just now. What a powerful reminder of the purpose of a good story. Reminds me of another quote that I’ve forgotten the source of: Your job as a writer is simply
It’s funny how once you begin to question what you put in your mouth, on your body, and into your environment, there comes a point where one day it’s just a habit. The other day, I did another big sweep through my clothing – I’m a little sick of the floordrobe, but the primary reason
…at home, and you lack the flatware for everyone to eat off. Seriously, guys: this is an AWESOME IDEA. If we hadn’t just had a massive dinnerware set donated to us, I’d totes be doing this next time I needed to feed a bunch of people 😀 (seriously, read the link – it’s cheaper than
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Totally random, but I have to share, because I’ve just made up a new batch and it really is awesome. I always intend to use this stuff 2-3 times a week, and in reality end up using it about once a fortnight, if that – but whenever I do, my skin practically glows the next
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