I know a LOT of people are writing blogs about Jane Austen and one or another of her books, and there are more polls to do with Jane Austen than you can shake a fan at, but I wanted to get in on the action. Without a doubt my favourite is Pride and Prejudice. I [...]
Archive > May 2009
Mr Darcy #1
I have recently started re-reading Pride and Prejudice, and one of the many wonderful things about this book is that no matter how many times you read it, you always find something new. I am probably well behind the times on this, I have no doubt there are loads of people who would read this [...]
Where Do You See Yourself In 5 Years?
This, for me, changes everyday. There are a couple of constants that I cling onto, geared around family: I would like to think our third child was either here or about to make an appearance; I would like us to be realistically be thinking about buying a house (maybe in France?), instead of being perennial [...]
What needs cleaning in our house?
So, I want some inspiration for today’s blog, as I am newly determined to be disciplined and write something everyday. If it turns out that I am merely churning out reams of rubbish and not getting any ‘real’ writing done, I’ll rethink this plan, but it’s a start. I recently discovered http://www.creativity-portal.com which has lots [...]
A quick note…
…just to say that dishwashers really are a mummy’s best friend. We had poached salmon, new potatoes and steamed veg for tea last night. At the end of the meal there were loads of dishes, pans, mess. Five minute job and you’re done. Nice clean room, and I can sit down and pretend to write. [...]
Girls night in
We (me and my best friend) rarely have time without our little boys. The boys are both around 2 years old, so this is not surprising. Therefore, any time we get to be girls rather than mums is precious and a major event. Recently we had a whole four or five hours without any children, [...]
Bless their cotton socks!
Have you noticed how you can say anything you want about someone, as long as you follow it up with “Bless ‘em”? Seriously, most of the time you are harmlessly discussing someone – a celebrity, a mutual friend, your children – and drop in random “bless ‘em”s all over the place, thinking nothing of it. [...]