Tag Archives: parents

Of life, love and marriage…


Today, instead of talking about food (thank God they say!) I want to simply meander around through distant and sometimes murky puddles in my head. A little fill in…. My parents divorced when I was ten years old and my … Continue reading

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When mother comes to visit..


I haven’t blogged in a while and that’s because I’ve been in recovery…from Christmas, you understand. Just about all rum balled out now, nearly out of my chocolate coma and I’ve had so much ham that it’s a wonder I’m … Continue reading

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I swear I don’t swear, often.


It’s always a defining moment when you hear one of your parents drop the F bomb. Well, not always I suppose, but in my family it’s kind of been that way because up until recently I’ve never heard either one … Continue reading

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The art of exaggerating.


My sixteen year old daughter keeps reading my blog and appears to be most upset by the experience. She has accused me of “lying” particularly when describing particular incidences or descriptive phrases pertaining to HER.(Everything I say about everyone else … Continue reading

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