Monthly Archives: March 2007
A Life’s Work
Birth is not merely that which divides women from men: it also divides women from themselves, so that a woman’s understanding of what it is to exist is profoundly changed. Another person has existed in her, and after their birth … Continue reading
9 Months
Yesterday was Bernard’s three-quarter birthday. He was in an exceptionally adorably good mood all day, and got a big birthday kiss from his girlfriend down at the cafe. He even ate his tea, which was grilled mushroom & spinach polenta, … Continue reading
links for 2007-03-24
Times Online – Travel – Your World Rather beautiful map thing (tags: travel)
Swedish Balls
Morrisons sells packs of Swedish meatballs in the chilled section, and they are usually on a 2fer, so there are often some in the freezer. We had them tonight with spaghetti and a tomato sauce, topped with grated cheese. It … Continue reading
All over the plaice
Tonight’s dinner was plaice ‘n’ chips. Fish is such a huge effort for so little reward, don’t you think? I fried it, as instructed by Lisa, and also some tomatoes, and the chips were the home-made-by-Pete sort, but had stuck … Continue reading