And that thing is: Yes, that's a shot of the bottom of my screen saying that I have written 42,694 words of a novel this month. I ...

Things have been complicated around here lately, so I'm summarising.  Last Monday, I took our children to stay with their grandp...

Yesterday, first thing, there were paramedics in my bedroom. Jay's back has been flaring up a bit this week and and then yesterday he w...

Thank you so so much for all your very thoughtful comments on my last post. I've been pondering all of them and, since I agree heartily ...

I've been completely preoccupied over here. There's a very simple reason - Jay has become totally focused on quitting his job and ...

My son and I have almost nothing in common except large heads, asthma and a shared love of music. My daughter, on the other hand - diffe...

Well, it seems that once again this is not the year for a serious post about the meaning of Christmas. Instead, here is 35 seconds of my ch...

Lately, a few people in the adoption-o-sphere have written really interesting posts about the realities of parenting kids with trauma. I...

... that my children are still cute.  Finally! Some photos that were not taken on my phone. Moments like this are basically why I wan...

If you've been reading this blog for a while, you probably know that I like to make sweeping generalisations. Or, to put it another way,...