Monthly Archives: January 2009
The antenatal class
Once upon a time, before the Small Boy was born, I was researching antenatal classes, and people like You were telling me what to expect from the NCT. Lentils, etc, if I recall correctly. Kindly knowledgeable teachers who won’t tell … Continue reading
A Few Films
I have been in more of a film-watching mood of late, partly because our usual televisual diet is less rich since we ran out of Spooks and Heroes. This weekend we watched The Counterfeiters, The Promotion and Taken. We have … Continue reading
The Placemats
This is a companion piece to a similarly-themed article on Pete’s site which, all things being equal, should be published at roughly the same time. This band is actually called The Replacements, but I’m easily confused and have been thinking … Continue reading
High and Dry
Back in the summer, Bernard’s nappy rash got so bad that it made him cry at night. No lotions or potions seemed to help, even those prescribed by the thursh-fixated doctor. Disposables for a week made no difference, despite lectures … Continue reading
Dreadful and Grating
The things we put ourselves through in the name of entertainment, almost as though we were in our heydey when people actually read blogs. So, for reasons previously explained, we have spent several days listening to a prescription of Grateful … Continue reading