Listography: top 5 truths according to women

I’ve never done one of these Linky things before, but hey, there’s always a first. So when prompted to consider what being a woman has taught me, I came up with the following. Naturally, fannies came into it quite a bit. 1. It takes nine months to grow a baby, and nine months to lose the weight afterwards. Bollocks. You … [Read more...]

Beauty and the allotment

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The sun made a rare appearance at the allotment this weekend. Sadly, the same could not be said of Unhusband.   But at least D fell asleep in the pushchair (another rare event these days) which gave me a chance to erode a few more vertebrae, get on with some digging.  And get chatted up by some half naked men. Call me … [Read more...]

Why I don’t like Mother’s Day

This week, I can barely walk around Tesco without needing a sick bucket. No, I’m not pregnant. I just can’t stomach the nauseating display of cards. To my wonderful mum … to the best mum in the world … to a special mother ….. Yeah, it’s Mother’s Day. I get the message. But I refuse to be emotionally and socially … [Read more...]