Okay, now I’m ready …. At least, ready to hand over the keys to our house-sitter. Laundry’s caught up, bathrooms clean, floors scrubbed… And thanks to the storm, our garden’s been well watered. Autumn will…
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1. Thank-you cards from 6-year olds are the best! Pulling from the mailbox an envelope addressed in Going-into-Grade-2 printing lifts the corners of my mouth instantly. Knowing that I raised a daughter who sends thank-you…
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So many words, lately, both on this blog’slatest instalment in my series on Travel and Independence and Getting On (where Wendy from York’s comment made me snort tea out my nose!) and on my reading…
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I’ve been reading, yes, but I’ve also been packing and trying to get the house organized to leave it for almost two months and visiting the kids before we leave and meeting with the housesitter…
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I have to admit that I’ve written and rewritten this post, deleted it and begun it again. I’ve wondered if there is really anything significant here or whether I’d be better off just dropping the…
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