This Moment

{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all to find and see. […]

This Moment

Working?

This week I got my work permit in the post. A month early – arrggh. Now I have to look for paid work. Yesterday I applied for a job running an after school programme in North City – quite the poorest part of the county and probably not even a real vacancy anymore (seems the […]

Sporty-ness

I am the least sporty person I know. Akira is perhaps one of the most sports-minded people I know. In so many ways we prove that old opposites-attract adage. Having a child is like a weird little personal science project. It is so interesting to try and identify which of the respective genetic imprints have […]

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Hats

Way back in November I cast on a hat for Kazuo for the winter. I am such a slowpoke knitter, esp when I only do a row or two once or twice a week. But some lovely peaceful girl-alone nights in the past couple of weeks finally led to the end of the hat. Just […]

Haircut

Finally, after much debate, we decided that this past weekend was the time for Kazuo’s first haircut. He had these strangely long curls that hung over his ears and flew in any direction in the wind. They seemed at odds with much of the rest of his hair. And there were are couple of long […]