For the last couple of years I've done an Easter egg hunt for the boys. Last year I was a bit lazy (and pushed for time) and I recycled some of the clues. Which of course they spotted immediately. And they also noted that the Easter Bunny's handwriting is exactly like mine. Not much gets …
Back in October I had the opportunity to attend an 'in conversation with' event featuring Brian Cosgrove. I was VERY excited. For those of you who are considering nipping off to Wikipedia to look him up, Brian Cosgrove is largely responsible for some of the best fun you can have in front of a TV; …
I've been meaning to post this for a while - don't worry if you haven't seen the film, no spoilers here! Night at the Museum 3: The Secret of the Tomb begins in Indiana Jones territory: a boy, on an archaeological expedition, in the past, who of course stumbles upon the tomb they all seek. …
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At the top of the page you should be able to see Exhibit A. May I present gender-specific Boots Advantage Card coupons. Forgive me if this is old news to you, but I don't think Mr Bitsa and I had ever opened the coupons at the same time. Certainly I hadn't noticed this before. I …
You can blame WordPress for this post. I wasn't going to do a 'year in review' post and then I opened WordPress's infographic of visits, views, and posts for this blog and, well, I thought it would be rude not to. The WordPress review reminded me that this blog only began in July, which seems …
We're getting to that difficult age. The boys are six and eight, and while the eight-year-old seems to be on-message, the younger one has shown some signs of disbelief in the red-suited one. A couple of weeks ago I was standing with him, waiting for the school bell to ring, and he said 'I don't …
Growing up, Hallowe'en wasn't really a thing. Once, before my mum had quite grasped the concept, she answered the door and said 'Trick' to the waiting group of kids. I think she was hoping for some close-up magic. Anyway, she fumed when she spotted the Silly String the next day. I'll be out later, shepherding …
Amal Clooney has been in the news recently, firstly for marrying George Clooney, and then for taking his name, and the backlash and reaction to it has been fascinating to follow (here is a little sample). Something I had absolutely no doubts about on the approach to marriage was that I would be keeping my …
I'm sure I used to be tidier. Back in the day, when I was a student, my books were arranged by category and then alphabetised. Things generally had some sort of place. At work, my desk has been various shades of chaotic, but I know where everything is. Currently we have a clean desk policy, …
This is a small post about an odd little thing that happened the other day while we were in a restaurant waiting for food to arrive. As in lots of places, there were crayons and paper to keep the kids occupied. Our younger boy (who's 6), said that he was going to draw me and …
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