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March 9, 2016
Failure to Say No
Roaches were not enough to satisfy Twin A on the pet front, and Twin A has not, as I had hoped, forgotten about the bearded dragon. He burst into my office bouncing with excitement that a huge reptile expo was coming to town. Not our town, exactly, but a few towns away, and there were […]
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March 3, 2016
New Pets
After a handful of happy weeks, the chameleon started to look sickly. We took him to a vet specialising in reptiles, who said perhaps he needed some iron, and prescribed liquid iron. Twin A went to his father’s for the weekend and left me in charge of the sickly chameleon, who started looking worse and […]
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February 25, 2016
In Search of Miracle Cures
The Eldest Daughter came home from University asking if I had read the email she sent about a miraculous piercing that prevents migraines. It’s called a Daith piercing, and goes through the cartilage of the ear, at an acupressure point. A quick visit to Dr Google found many, many people who reported it had stopped […]
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February 18, 2016
What Makes Women Happy?
Someone said there were certain things all adult women need in order to be happy. These things appear to be (in no particular order): casseroles, fresh flowers, white wine, terrariums, mason jars, clear complexions, an ottoman, a lemonade pitcher and a man. I have been thinking hard about this somewhat obscure list. Some of the […]
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January 14, 2016
I used to love a good party
I used to love a good party. Any excuse to get dressed up, slip on the high heels, and spend the evening meeting interesting new people. Who knew what might happen! Who knew what friends would be made! This week I have not shown up to one party, cancelled another, and cancelled drinks with a […]
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December 10, 2015
Cycling adventures this week in The Lady magazine
The other day I found myself crawling slowly along the road while clusters of MAMILS – Middle-Aged Men In Lycra – cycled along the bike path two and three abreast, as I grimaced and swore at them from the quiet and safety of my car. Where did these men come from? I understand that something […]
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November 30, 2015
Why Are The Portions SO DAMN BIG?
I had breakfast this morning with Funny Girl. We went, as we always do, to the local diner, and we spent much of our two-hour breakfast, as we always do, discussing our problems with food and what we look like. Funny Girl orders, as she always does, a plate of fruit, one toasted English muffin, […]
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Who Cares What They Think
A while ago, a friend of mine lost a child in a terrible and tragic way. She began to knit things for the people she loves. In the thick of her grief, her friends would go to the mailbox and find an envelope stuffed with colorful hand-knitted items, with grief, and loss and love winding […]
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November 22, 2015
November 21, 2015
Gorgeous cauliflower outtake from the cookbook, on its way to us now! Regram from the genius @foodphotographer
Gorgeous cauliflower outtake from the cookbook, on its way to us now! Regram from the genius @foodphotographer
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