The beautiful synaptic clarity of a 3-year-old's memory. Short-term is strange, a mixture of pure fantasy. Witness ( Read more... )

Tomorrow: Big School. Not for Big Hours, only mornings, but still there's a Uniform. She put it on and ran in circles before her bath this evening and asked if she could sleep in the sweatshirt as it's So Fluffy Inside. I love her enthusiasm but it's not contagious. I hated uniforms. Grey trousers (she won't go for the skirt - tights are Scratchy ( Read more... )

I don't trust even numbers so 2006 has me feeling wary.

Still. I've spent new year, until yesterday, looking at the sea. Eva too.

And really I wanted to just say happy new year to you all.

But I don't want to go to sleep. I know darling I know. Me neither ( Read more... )

We have had ( Read more... )

kelquestor has asked me to take a torch, to write 10 things that make me happy and then invite 3 others to do the same. So I will try. Here are 10 ( Read more... )

ded becus we were to meny ( Read more... )

I have kept a 5-year-diary since 10. A 5-year diary is specific: only 4 tiny narrow lines, a tiny narrow page - there's room for nothing other than jotting down 'events.' I chose it for a reason back then which stuck. Despite unfortunate supplementary 'journals' running alongside but really - to the bonfire! So I can account for every single day of ( Read more... )

I am so late this year at getting 2006. Even numbers are not for me. I want to stay in this one. Even numbers so frequently bring the WORST ( Read more... )

The Analyst phoned me in the end. We meet on 29 November 'toseewherewegofromhere ( Read more... )