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A new lens
Somehow, I managed to get hold of one of Nikon’s fabulous 35mm F1.8 lenses within two days of ordering. Jessops told me they had over 100 orders they didn’t expect to fulfil for two weeks, yet mine was waiting for me when I got home. Shame I didn’t have it yesterday, but I’m very much…
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What did the Romans ever do for Mothers’ Day?
This year for Mothers’ Day we decided to avoid the crowded pubs and restaurants all full of feasting families. After all, since I usually cook on Sunday’s anyway, it would be more of a break for me than Tamsin. Instead, I packed a picnic (mistake – the weather wasn’t really up to it) and…
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Finding the time to write
It’s not often I read an article online and sit and nod sagely at almost every line. But while Googling for the exact wording of the famous Virginia Woolf quote – “A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction” – I found this meandering muse on…
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Holiday snaps…
Half term in Cornwall, originally uploaded by nisuspi. Are rubbish, I know. But look. Tabby wrote my name in the sand. Give me a break.
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Happy new year
I haven’t blogged much over Christmas because it’s been spent mostly doing family stuff and catching up with friends. All of which was ace, but uninteresting to read. I’m putting together a longer post about how my feelings towards Johannesburg have changed since last time I was here, but in the meantime, here’s Tabby on…
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How I (almost) got into a fight with Santa
Or his helpers, anyway. Yes, today I failed one of the most basic parent tests and lost my temper at the Christmas grotto. I realise that every parent in the Western world – including my own – has had to bottle their rage while standing in the queue for Santa, and I’m the weak one…
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Typo or phonetics?
I’m still getting to grips with the phonetic reading books Tabby is bringing home from school which complement the system they use. It seems to be working, she’s learning to read very quickly. I can’t work out whether this sentence is a phonetic learning tool or just a typo though. Kind of bad, either way.
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Lost snowman
I should probably have posted this about 12 months ago, but Tabby just found a stash of 200 photos i’d forgotten about in my phone. Including this.
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Hulk smash
I’ve been away this week doing family stuff, and joining in the ceremonial half term madness of touring round relatives that will define my life for the next 14 years. Shots like this make it worthwhile though. Also, slowly realising that my daughter’s hair is just too damn blonde to ever get a really well…
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Drusilla’s zoo – last day of freedom
Tomorrow is Tabby’s first day at school. A 14-year-sentence with no chance of reprieve and in which you get extra time for good behaviour. To make up for this crual and unusual punishment, I let her experience her last taste of freedom at the zoo. Felt a bit sorry for the flamingos, but generally the…
