Mummy drinks because I cry
Most people I know say that they can’t pinpoint when their drinking tipped over from ‘heavy’ to ‘problematic’. I can. It was after my first child was born. When she was about three months old, her...
View ArticleThree weeks
I’d like to claim that I got up early to take this sunrise photo, but we all know I’d be lying. Sobriety isn’t that transformative. Anyway. It’s been three weeks, and I’m already noting a tendency...
View ArticleHere I stand in the light of day
Over a thousand new people have visited this blog in the past two days. Hi, new people! I have a blog post almost finished for you guys. Bear with me. One of those people, though, was my husband....
View ArticleAre you sitting comfortably? It’s time for a story.
Once upon a time, a young girl went to a party. And because she hadn’t been to a proper party before, the sort with boys and alcohol and no parents, she felt a bit nervous. So she took along a new...
View ArticleA tangle of narrow old streets that are so awful for motorists
I’ve been re-reading I Capture The Castle, have you read it? You should. The heroine is a delightful eighteen year old, very intelligent but unworldly, with a wonderful way of puncturing her own...
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