Oh the shame! The other day, I popped to the Co Op for milk. Just milk. You know, that essential item, milk. The small children, who could not be left at home with the teenager because she was otherwise distracted, Read more
The “Easter Holidays” are over and we are back to our new normal of trying to home school our children. It is not for nothing that I have shirked this option in the past. Whilst it may suit some (brave, Read more
In the last month, I have got to know my children very well. That may sound odd. But do we really know what they’re like, after they leave us and go to school? Who are they during daytime hours, when Read more
Of all the things that we are running out of during this strange, unprecedented time of limits and restraint, it is plasters that come top of the list. I spend my time worrying that The Four Little Seymours will injure Read more
Wednesday, 31st March 2020 was my mother’s birthday, and I awoke to messages on my phone telling me how a charming family of four (The Marshes) had produced a brilliant rendition of a Les Mis song, and it had gone Read more
Yesterday morning, the first words that issued from Mini Seymour’s mouth were, “Daddy, I want a new pony.” “But you don’t have an old pony, dear”, said I. Daddy was not there. She’s referring to Peanuts, who is my friend’s Read more
Yesterday, we attempted a bike ride, Boy, Number One and I. The bike ride was fine. Boy only fell off spectacularly once.( He fell out of the back door yesterday, and into the ditch the day before. It was hilarious Read more
Wednesday. Little Seymour Number Two had yet another tantrum. This one was over her Science homework. She point blank refused to read what was in front of her, and claimed she did not understand it. I read it and re-read Read more
Tuesday. The Prime Minister did last night actually decree that we must not leave our homes except for a very few limited reasons. This just keeps getting weirder, more surreal and actually, a little bit scary. So, we carried on Read more
Last week was a gentle introduction into the new status quo. We were still functioning as normal. Ish. Most of the kids remained at school until at least Thursday, and I even had a day’s work on Friday, such was Read more