What a shit show the UK is right now. Covid-19 numbers rising exponentially again, petrol shortages, energy shortages, food shortages, WINE shortages to follow soon (especially when I start panic buying) and it will remain to see if we have […]
Another few weeks have passed and there is absolutely nothing to report. We haven’t yet ventured very far away from home, but a number of my friends have made it to Italy, France, Spain, Greece….everything seems to be moving quite […]
Well so far so good with my son safely deposited at university. We managed to stuff all his belongings for the next year into my tiny little car. It was quite fun spotting all the other cars driving along the […]
I’ve just had to have one of our cat’s put down and it’s been a massive trauma for us all. She has been our much loved family cat for over 15 years, surviving a car accident and several house moves. […]
After all these years of single parenting my job is nearly done. I have empty nest syndrome occurring before my very eyes and am beginning to realise that if I’m not careful I will end up home alone with two […]
Over here at Family Affairs headquarters, this little blog has been inadvertently giving out inexpert parenting advice for over ten years now. I say “inexpert” because what parent can give “expert” parenting advice? Even if fully trained in the art […]
FAMILY is the answer, whatever the question and this is to remain my focus for 2018. What a month. It’s been mad. Not only did we have Christmas and New Year to contend with, but my son’s birthday and a […]
OTHER MATTERS Firstly to the Other Matters, namely the horrendous attack in Barcelona a few days ago. My heart goes out to all those affected by this awful attack. No words to describe the horror. My son was staying in […]
Time for my May Family Affairs update and a brief consideration of all the other big scary matters we have been dealing with this month. We have had three terrorist attacks in the UK in the last month which has […]
MY FAMILY AFFAIRS UPDATE My children are all currently performing the death-defying act of living in the real world without me. My firstborn is in Berlin for the weekend, the second back at university for her final furlong and the […]
FAMILY AFFAIRS Pheweee what a week – my son recovered from his Thai bug thanks to the foresight of the doctor who gave him trial antibiotics – turns out he’d contracted Salmonella from some uncooked chicken. Very lucky we caught […]
FAMILY AFFAIRS I have been at home all week without my children and consequently I have barely slept at all. Fitful, hot, cold, toss, turn, up, down sleep that leaves me feeling exhausted every morning. Apparently I am also going […]
