August 2008

Ass Botox and anal fissures

There is no way of putting this politely. Despite a near-perfect birth and a pretty perfect baby, I have another not quite so fun legacy of my recent childbirth experience: my backside is in bad shape.  For those of you who know me personally I’M SO SORRY TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU and please feel [...]

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A farm by season

My beloved dog, Defa, died six months ago today. I haven’t been in the field where I walked with her every day even once since she died. I watch the changing seasons, revelling in their beauty, and always with the thought of how Defa would have loved the farm fields as they changed. Nature is [...]

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Birthday Botox

I’m approaching A Birthday. One I am trying to be cool about but that actually feels like the slippery slope to middle age. I am cool about it, it’s just my dreams that unlock my subconscious and tell me otherwise. Dreams where my whole family turns out to celebrate and I send them all away. [...]

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Eyes on the sky

Last weekend we went to the Music in the Air family day. We sat in the blazing sunshine getting heatstroke and dehydration. We ate smoked salmon sandwiches and strawberries because we were pretending to be posh. Some of our party drank until they were no longer upright. The children had the most fantastic time. It [...]

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