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Last week I travelled to London to attend the inaugural meeting of the Kyrgyz-British society. It was great. Stepping out of the train and across London I felt an exhilarating sense of freedom. London is different. It smells different. It has a vibe. There’s a constant hum of traffic. There are so many people talking [...] This is a follow up post to one written by Whistlejacket about having too many toys. All the comments to her post were in agreement – yes we have too many toys; yes people are too generous at Christmas but what can we do, relatives like giving children presents; yes there’s no need to buy [...] In his book Superpowers for Parents (click here for my review), Dr Stephen Briers writes “The pace of our modern world conditions our children to expect everything instantly…most children play computer games that deliver a rapid succession of satisfying “hits” in return for very little sustained effort. One drawback of this is that today’s children [...] For women who like to write I can recommend a listen to today’s edition of BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour on BBC iPlayer (available for a week). http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00n7gj8/Womans_Hour_22_10_2009/ It was focused around Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own, discussing what it was like to be a woman writer then, and now. It ended with reflections on [...] I’m not really into You Tube but I saw this on someone else’s blog and it did make me smile. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hooid1LJ9Kc&feature=player_embedded There’s something special about the fat chuckles of babies. But I couldn’t help wondering what it was like when all four cried at once! Following on from the last posts about books, books, books it seems apt to comment that amazon.co.uk is dangerous; one book leads to another. They are very good at linking books so that while looking at one title, another pops up and you think “that looks interesting” and click. Before you know it there are [...] Thank you for the great response to my question What are you Reading. I’ve been really enjoying all the book conversations. Following on from my comment to Katherine about the Paul Auster book and a conversation I had with a friend last night, I have a new question: Are there any books on your shelf that [...] I’ve borrowed this idea from my friend Alastair, who in turn borrowed it from another blogger. I love books and always find it fascinating to hear what other people are reading. Therefore, the idea of this post is to get as many people as possible to share: 1. What they have just read2. What they are [...] This morning I’ve been making a birthday cake. It’s a perilous occupation. I have on my shoulders the weight of expectation of a 5 turning 6 year old and it’s heavy. A few weeks ago I heard him tell someone “my daddy knows how to make a cake shaped like a six”. Sh**, I [...] Having three children can be chaotic but, interestingly, I feel a third child has brought balance and almost calm to our family because of the relationships it has created. One of my favourite things about mothering is the dynamic between the children. Although boys T (5 – but 6 this month!) and B (3) fight constantly, [...] |
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