Back in the boarding school days but in the happier days rather than the early days, Archie would be in the school’s musicals and have one of the lead roles. On one of the opening nights, Carl and I wanted to be there. So we organised with Arabella for her to babysit her little brother […]
Moroccan Lamb Harira Soup and ‘You Need to Rest’
September 7, 2012 By 39 Comments
When I was pregnant with Alfie, some well intentioned individuals (and I won’t say who because my in-laws aren’t really that bad) made a magnanimous gesture and suggested that they look after Archie and Arabella for a week during the school holidays as a way of helping me out. ‘You’re pregnant honey-one. You need to […]
Vegetable Tagine and…Dinner is Served – On a Shoe!
April 27, 2012 By 30 Comments
The sleeping arrangements weren’t to either of our satisfaction. My father said she had to sleep downstairs in her basket in the kitchen and not upstairs with all of us because she was a ‘guard dog’. But Sophie didn’t like sleeping downstairs, she wanted to sleep in my bed. So under the cover of darkness […]
Spaghetti with Meatballs and…Some Parents Are Just So Negligent!
January 31, 2012 By 36 Comments
While we’re on the subject of broken toes, Alfie did actually break his own toe and I had nothing to do with it. It was right before Christmas and Alfie was three and it was a year since my own toe had been snapped in Far North Queensland. I was organising a Christmas Production with […]
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