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Monthly Archives: June 2008
What colour is love?
Small wanted me to read a book to him today at school – something that doesn’t happen very often. He chose What Colour Is Love? about an elephant, small and grey, trying to find out what colour love is. It … Continue reading
spare coats and poleconomy
Stayed in bed late this morning, which sadly didn’t appear to make much difference to my level of tiredness or my headache. Felt unsettled this morning – today was the first day I hadn’t arranged to go anywhere or do … Continue reading
too many tears
I keep thinking I’ve cried about enough and then someone says something nice, or I catch the eye of another member of the family and I’m crying all over again. Then again, we did difficult things today – went to … Continue reading
first day back
it was apparent that both staff and children had missed me – not least when several told me so. I had to ask various parents (who know) not to be too kind as that’s when I wobble and cry, and … Continue reading
BBC NEWS | Business | Law ‘will ban age discrimination’
BBC NEWS | Business | Law ‘will ban age discrimination’ There is also a plan to outlaw secrecy clauses in employment contracts designed to prevent staff from discussing their salaries. Figures from the Equal Opportunities Commission in 2004 suggested a … Continue reading
Three workers…
Three workers find themselves locked up, and they ask each other what they’re in for. The first man says: “I was always ten minutes late to work, so I was accused of sabotage.” The second man says: “I was always … Continue reading
memories
we’ve got to the reminiscing stage of being together. For some reason today there was a pile of pictures of our childhood lying around – including one of Katrin dressed as Paddington. I’d have borrowed it to scan but I’m … Continue reading
The Doctor would not be impressed
“Sarah-Jane Smith, of Kingsbury Walk, Great Cornard, is due before Sudbury magistrates accused of attempted murder and possession of a bladed article.” BBC News
Fix drains and build more wisely, says flood report – Times Online
Fix drains and build more wisely, says flood report – Times Online Building all new homes to be flood resistant and establishing who is responsible for drainage are two of the key proposals in a new report into last summer’s … Continue reading
Sympathy cards.
I’ve never had sympathy cards before – guess I should be pleased about that. Today I dropped the kids off and was given two – this was after one of the members of staff made me cry by hugging me … Continue reading
The German town which scrapped all traffic lights and road signs
If you find yourself crossing the road in the German town of Bohmte, look both ways – and then perhaps check again. It has scrapped all its traffic lights and road signs in a radical experiment designed to make the … Continue reading
Parents are back
so I’ve spent most of the day with them. Finding it very tough – I’m not close to my family, which is just one of those things that has happened over the years – and I’m tired. Difficult conversations about … Continue reading
“this year is so very different”
said Big to me tonight, tearfully, cuddling me. And she’s right. It’s been a rollercoaster so far, and we’re only half way through. We’ve spent the day with my other sisters, Katrin’s husband and her children, all treading gently around … Continue reading
It’s not supposed to be like this.
Last night, the phone rang at something past midnight. I ran for it, in the way you do when you know something isn’t right. I might even have said something to that effect as I went. It was my middle … Continue reading
digitalis dessert and flying jade plants
Kids stopped at home with Tim today, so I managed an extra 20 minutes in bed but left without my customary cup of tea which turned out to be a mistake as I then didn’t get a drink til lunch … Continue reading
who you calling chicken?
We’ve had the offer of a rescued chicken at school, and it is something we’ve considered previously. But we’ve also had problems with a mink taking our rabbits, so I’m wondering how on earth we’d keep a chicken safe – … Continue reading
Not my style of teaching, says Jax
A TEACHER who stripped for a class of 14-year-old pupils has defended his actions as part of his “style of teaching”. More at the EADT
German minister criticises UK’s renewables record | Environment | guardian.co.uk
German minister criticises UK’s renewables record | Environment | guardian.co.uk The policy had also had the effect of creating new, world-class industries which had created 250,000 jobs and billions of euros of exports a year. Germany was building the industries … Continue reading
WordPress Spring Clean
I have just removed over 230,000 spam comments from this blog’s database. All this spam clutters the database making it physically much larger, which can be an issue if you need to move it or back it up (much bigger … Continue reading
Are there things you can’t learn at home?
Big is learning something new atm. She’s learning how to deal with another child coming in to her group seemingly as a rival. Big is used to being the biggest, the most helpful, the child who can do things for … Continue reading
