Cheese
R and I had a once-in-a-lifetime stay in the Hilton Hotel in Cardiff last night. At least, we’re very much hoping never to repeat it. At about 10pm the fire alarm went off, with a klaxon noise broadcast very loudly … Continued
Buss, buss, buss
“If seven maids with seven mops Swept it for half a year, Do you suppose,” the Walrus said, “That they could get it clear?” “I doubt it,” said the Carpenter, And shed a bitter tear. From The Walrus and the … Continued
Man at work
We had a relatively peaceful night – the Boy was slightly restless, but essentially slept for ten hours, from 8pm to 5.50am – so the fact that I slept poorly, and didn’t spring blithely into action on receiving my early … Continued
Strummer
The last small blonde boy who learned to love guitars at R’s knee is now a (30-year old, 6’4″) professional musician. Just sayin’. I couldn’t miss the opportunity to post this, could I? In the circumstances.
Feeding the ducks
They may be swans to you, but in the world of the Boy Wonder they’re ducks, and they say “A, a”. In fact, there were some ducks in the feeding mêlée, but the swans were pushier and more obvious. There … Continued
The big clean-up
After nine and a quarter hours of almost unbroken sleep, Baby B sprang awake and leapt back into action, and R and I found ourselves on full-scale Boy Duty once again. Which would have been fine if either of us … Continued
Summertime…
… and the living is easy. The Boy Wonder has come to the Shire sans parents, to stay with his maternal oldies overnight. I engineered this trip on hearing that an evening’s babysitting was on offer, because I want to … Continued
Razzle dazzle
Family weekend day two: a long hot one, spent mainly in the garden. We carried the kitchen table outside and put it under the gazebo, and had a kind of rolling buffet through the afternoon and evening. People came and … Continued
Fluid dynamics
Family weekend day one: helping Grandma water the patio pots, and learning some interesting things about the way water behaves under pressure. The extra = the upshot. Word of the day: “Uh-oh!”