…the mutterings of Mummy Sellars…
You need to say it in a N Irish accent. Because the phrase 'that is us now' uttered in received pronounciation wouldn't have quite the same triumphant ring to it! It's commonly used here as a declaration of completion. Running the Belfast Marathon on 1 May was amazing - a massive challenge which was made … Continue reading At’s us nai!
...I think they get a bad press, Christmas letters. There's little I love more than opening a nice fat handwritten envelope and finding a card and a letter (preferably with photographs too!) inside, or getting an email from a friend which has more paragraphs than will fit in the preview window! I make a cuppa … Continue reading The Christmas Letter…
This has been weeks in the writing. How do I get the tone right in these strange times? The number of times I've been mulling over what to write and getting nowhere, because there's really nothing at all that I can usefully say just now. Friends are grieving, unable to have traditional funeral or memorial … Continue reading Nothing to add…
We visited family and friends in England during February half term. I was surprised at how many people commented on my lack of blogs...and I'm touched that anyone noticed! Why the silence? It's been busier than last year here in 2020... The boys are hugely enjoying school and go to various energetic activities afterwards most … Continue reading #KillultaghRunning
This past weekend we had a few days away with a dear friend visiting from Oxfordshire. Not a city break, but a trip to the beach. And not just any beach, but Cranfield beach. We stayed in a seaside cottage which features heavily in my childhood memories. The visitors book is littered with entries by … Continue reading Narnia Again…
...the honeymoon period is over. Shall I tell you how I know? The annual 'escaping cows' drama has been taking place*. We now know there's a story behind it**, and they get out a LOT. So I've got used to coming face to face with a huge animal when I round a bend on a … Continue reading Narnia & other stories…
It's another one of those musing-type blogs, so look away now if you can't be bothered. I won't be offended. In fact, I'll never know! We had great friends here at the start of term. We lived next to them in Oxford and bonded over our shared love of tea, chocolate and cheese - oh, … Continue reading Fresh Perspective
How others see us matters. It matters to us, because we like to be well thought of. It matters to them, because it affects how they behave around us. I don't know about you, but I spend a considerable amount of time feeling that I'm too young and inexperienced to be a proper grown up … Continue reading Are we all that we seem?
Term finished for the boys at the end of June. Wasting no time, we switched on the 'out of office' emails, packed our bags into the car*, and boarded the overnight ferry from the port of Belfast. We awoke as the ship sailed up the River Mersey to dock. Oh, and these are pretty much … Continue reading We’re going this way, that way, forwards and backwards…
I've started lots of blog posts this past month, and none of them have made the cut. They've either trailed off, been too hard to write, or just been plain boring! Luke, on the other hand, is having no trouble with his creative writing. Today, as he was doing his homework, he muttered, "I think … Continue reading Stifling creativity or shaping character?
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