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The Companions (Gollancz S.F.) Sheri S Tepper. Beware, following review contains spoilers.
Quiet weekend
Coped with my day in charge on Friday – last hour was the toughest when we couldn’t find the padlock or keys to lock up the sheds! Got home in time for curry and cake with Lily and her bloke, late celebration of her birthday. Couldn’t stay the pace though and keeled into bed around…
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 somehow seemed apposite to my day as I’d spent much of it pondering whether I…
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 anything, although I had invited b-i-l to bring Princess and Scott over in the afternoon,…
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 other than that, the morning was fairly straightforward. We watered plants (it’s amazing how long…
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 over the fence. A took one look as I opened the door and said “you’re…
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 funerals and songs, flowers or charities and phonecalls to be made to extended family. All…
"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 each other, sniffling, talking about nothing really except the twaddle on tv and the children.…
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 sister’s fiancee – he’s a police officer as is she. He said he had bad…
weekend blog
Let’s see, Kris‘s house on Friday, Kris’s house on Saturday 😉 Have been home all day today, apart from a shopping trip to Morrison’s (boy I hate that shop) and have been repaid for my presence by foul behaviour from both children. 🙁 Not quite sure what that is in aid of, think part of…