Family Affairs and other matters

HIGHLIGHTS OF MY WEEK

1. Our cat in a cage is getting better and showing no outward signs of depression.

2. I withdrew my offer on the house that contained an Electrical Sub-station in the garden and felt immediately better.

3. I reassured my 6 year old that he hadn’t started growing pubic hair, it was merely fluff from his new tracksuit bottoms.

4. I finished the most amazing book called “Half Of A Yellow Sun” by Chimanmanda Ngozi Adichie, all about the civil war in Nigeria during the 1960’s. Biafra declared itself independent on May 30 1967, but lacked the resources to survive. Millions died during that three year period, either killed during the fighting or because of starvation, before they surrendered. Her novel charts the struggle through the eyes of three very different characters. It was moving, fascinating, informed and beautifully written. Highly recommended.

5. I survived teaching my first class of teenager boys how to stretch their muscles and my son is still speaking to me.

6. I was taken out for dinner by a lovely man – who presented me with flowers at the door!!! I couldn’t believe it, nobody has done that since I was about 17.

CORE STRENGTH AND FLEXIBILITY TECHNIQUES FOR TEENAGE BOYS

My son plays rugby at his school. Clearly, they are very big on rugby and recently he came home with a vast document, outlining the training regime that they are expected to follow during the summer holidays. One of the recommendations was to join a Pilates class in order to improve their core strength and [...]

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EMF

I made an offer on a house about a month ago. Unbelievably, (because I’m a complete girl) I failed to notice the large green Electrical Sub-station in the garden, bearing one of those “don’t touch me or you’re going to die a horrible death by electrocution type pictures”. It was only because my just-under-the-asking price [...]

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BIG BROTHER

So far I have managed to avoid watching it. I realise that it has only just started, but I find it alarming that even without choosing to watch it, I already know quite a lot about it. As if by osmosis, information seeps into my pores against my will. This information is provided mainly by [...]

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DAVE MATTHEWS BAND

“Who the f@ck is Dave Matthews?”, was the question several of my friends asked me when I told them where I was going on Wednesday night. It was also the question I had to ask the friend who invited me. I understand that it was also a by-line that the band were happy to use [...]

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