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
Although I started working on eating the freezer and our cupboards bare some months ago, we still seem to have lots of random store-cupboard and spice items to use up before we move, so I need to get better at incorporating these into my meals. It seems the weather in London outdid itself in sun
Jersey Our trip to Jersey was great. On one hand I felt very connected. Maybe it was because Jersey reminded me of New Zealand – at least in its leafy greenness and closeness to the sea. On the other hand I felt a bit despondent. Does this family line end with me? Obviously their
I woke up with an upset belly this morning. I thought I might have been pregnant picked up a bug when my digestive system was acting a bit strange a week or so ago, but then my period started so I blamed it on the prostaglandins… until this morning when the pain and discomfort came back
In a couple of days we’re going to the island of Jersey, in the English Channel for a bit of a holiday. Ever since we started working on having a family, I’ve also been working on my family tree. I think the connection is fairly obvious. My Grandmother’s grandmother emigrated to New Zealand from
After I lost Poppy, I think I also lost my self a little bit. I took only two days off work, during which I mainly slept, then threw myself back into activity. I said I was worried about getting bored, but maybe I was just doing anything I could to avoid acknowledging the enormity of
I had a sweet potato and thought a red-lentil curry was in order for dinner, but I make variations on that dish all the time and kind of wanted something different. As I was surfing around Mr Google, looking for a twist, I came across a blog post for an Ethiopian sweet potato and red
My scan after I lost Pipkin showed that there was retained tissue. The doctor advised I give it a few days to see if it would pass by itself and scheduled a scan for the following week. She said if there was still tissue then I’d need to have surgery to remove it. I’ve