Bedtime reading When I became pregnant the first time, Mr Duncan and I started a new practice in which he reads aloud to me in bed a couple of nights a week before we go to sleep. Mr Duncan can be a bit of a gadget addict and this was my way of trying to […]
While we were trying to conceive Poppy, I was working for a company based in Paris. My team were based in Poland and the South Coast of England so most of my work was done over the phone from my home office. Every couple of weeks I had to go to head office for a
Turkish memories This was my favourite dish when I was waitressing at a restaurant in Istanbul. I did not intend to waitress while I was living in Istanbul. It just kind of came to me. I used to go to a particular restaurant around the corner from my room, in the evenings, to study
So. For once my two week wait symptoms were not actually PMS. I got a positive result on my home pregnancy test today. Identical symptoms to the past three cycles. Completely opposite results. Bizarre. Part of me feels – whew, I get another chance. Part of me feels – oh no, here we go again.
Last weekend the weather was crappy and we had nothing but a bunch of odds and ends left from our veggie box so I thought a good old fashioned farmhouse soup was in order. I remember this as a Sunday evening staple in winter while I was growing up. It is filling, tasty and extremely
We got Gem Squash in our veg box this week. Its all very well being able to skip the potatoes or lettuce when I want to, but sometimes I end up with a replacement I have no idea about. This was one of those times. Now I like orange winter squash and they’re very nutritious,
I am supposed to be writing an essay for a continuing education course. I go to the library to find books. Actually I also go to the library just to leave the house. Working From Home and Not Working are two very different beasts. I’m much better at the former. One of the things
As you know, I’m trying to use up foods from our store-cupboard before we move to Australia. I found this packet of pearl barley which I have been avoiding for months. When I bought it, I was actually trying to buy millet, which is supposed to be amazing for fertility, but I guess they were
The first time I heard about meditation I was ten years old. My Mother had just given me a book for my birthday called ‘Meditation for Children’. Although an avid reader, I was unimpressed and uninterested in this particular book. I didn’t like my Mother telling me what to do, especially if it was in
Moving notice Mr Duncan gave notice to our landlord at the end of last week. It was not as soon as I would have liked. I’d have done it the day he got the visa. But when you delegate the job of Landlord Relations to someone else you live with, you have to let them