“When you wake up, let me know. You should have a bath, Mum xx.” Mum’s message comes through when I turn my phone on at 4.58pm today, after a failed attempt at an afternoon sleep. The parental room has a bath whereas my one doesn’t. Am going to disobey my mother and write this […]
The parentals seem happy and relaxed, reading their books by the pool. Is nice to see them smiling. Being on holiday is good for them. So, am going to make a list of how-to-make-their-lives-more-like-a-holiday which will implement on our return. 1. Find more sunshine. Or, failing that, purchase a couple of those light boxes for […]
“Darling I think we need to stop the car,” I say. Seb is driving us to his Mum’s and there is a Rhodesian Ridgeback just wandering along the road: a gigantic orange hound with that black ridge along his spine. “His owner is probably just behind him,” Seb says. Looking down the road, there’s a […]
Scars, Tears and Training Bras 