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It’s Sunday morning, 7:30 am.  My teenager and I are driving to his semi-final tennis match.  Thrilled he made it to the semi’s, both of us exacerbated by the hour.  What childless person decided it was okay to have the … Continue reading →

I have a teenager.  He’s wise and wonderful.  I wanted so desperately for him to feel excited and secure about becoming a teenager because this child is a deep thinker.  Husband is away therefore carrying the weight as a single … Continue reading →

And then there were four… Husband left tonight on a flight back to London.  It’s the first installment of our new ‘life plan for the year’ where he goes to London every so often for work.  He left with man-flu, … Continue reading →

This was the first week I actually felt like we were here.  School and all its paperwork, carpools, packed lunches and new names has all finally settled down into a strange system that doesn’t involve too much anxiety.  There’s still … Continue reading →

Well, not my house exactly, but close.  It was the first day of school for three out of my four boys and anxiety levels were high.  For a start, we all had to wake with a ‘6’ in the hours … Continue reading →

It wasn’t a big moment, a huge gesture or a cry out for anything.  In fact, it could have been easily missed.  But today I had the pleasure of ‘the look’, from him to me, that always says it all.  … Continue reading →

Just a quick note of thanks and appreciation for the amazing illustrations that transform these pages.  Denise has her own website denisedorrance.com and is not only hugely talented, but is a source of inspiration for me.

LA.  Sitting in my bedroom looking out at the palms and the sunshine.  No matter how you slice it, a sunny day is helpful in every way and a heatwave (to us) is icing.  We arrived and fell into the … Continue reading →

It’s the day before we go.  I’m feeling almost bereft.  It’s the smell that’s getting me now.  The smelling sense is definitely my strongest – it takes me straight back to a moment in the most acute way.  It rained … Continue reading →

My doctor tells me I’m allergic to this place.  That I should live in a dry, mild climate with less pollen change.  That living next to a golf course is about the worst place for my chest to function properly, … Continue reading →