All quiet on the Sheffield front

1. I’m on holiday – woohoo! Actually I’ve been on holiday for a little while – school broke up last Thursday – but I have been hiding under a duvet and sleeping. As you do.2. I have caught, fought and mostly got rid of the traditional Christmas holiday cold. Go me. (Yes, that’s why I […]

Just one of those days

It’s not been a bad day, there have been many good points. But it appears that I have not exactly been on the case:

I arrive at school and discover that I am wearing dark blue striped trousers and a black jacket. This is not exactly what I had in mind.(Mind you, it’s nothing compared […]

Four Candles

When I got home tonight Mr TLC told me that he had bought some potatoes and some new green peas. A slight misunderstanding ensued. 🙂

Then I discovered that I had won on the Premium Bonds. Woohoo! No, I’m not a millionnaire, twas only £25 – but what the heck, those peas didn’t look […]

Taking Off

I threw Mr TLC out of the house today.

It’s not quite as sudden and unexpected an event as it may sound, I think we’d been building up to it for a little while now.

I mean, he passed his driving test last Tuesday and he still hadn’t been out in the car. I’d dropped […]

The Doors

What did you do on the 30th September 1989?

I bought a door. Nothing special, just a new door for my office – a replacement for the old one that was distinctly broken and didn’t really fit. I really wanted to buy a door for the bathroom as well – because it’s right next to […]

Paris Postcard 4 – Time machine

As we headed home I decided to call Mr TLC.

“Hello,” I said in my best spooky voice, “I’m calling you from the future.”

Well, France is an hour in front you know. Surely that’s the future?

Trilogy

“It’s broken,” said Mr TLC, in a sad sort of voice.

I could see him holding three pieces, where previously there had been just the one. Undoubtedly the most successful present that I have ever given to Mr TLC, now used to the point that it has simply fallen apart. Might be time for some […]

Of Shoes

Helly was debating how many pairs of shoes she owned the other day. Answer: 67. Wow. Go Helly!

Now I knew my total was a lot less than that, simply because I couldn’t possibly fit 67 pairs of shoes in the rather small Victorian closet that holds most of my apparel.

Mr TLC and I […]

The Past is a Foreign Country

My action-packed half-term holiday has included not one, but two visits to the rather splendid Weston Park Museum.

I’ve been writing some materials for a school trip to the museum, hence the double visit. Yesterday, whilst I wandered around the mostly science-y bit (note use of highly technical vocabulary), checking things and bemoaning the fact […]

Taking the Mickey

“By the way,” said Mr TLC, “there’s a mouse under the fridge.”

Super. I always like to keep a mouse around the place. You never know when a rodent might come in handy.

Actually, it’s all part of the joy of cats. The trouble is that Black Cat’s rodent hunting glory days seem to have […]