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Death of a rat

I am feeling a bit like Janine from Eastenders. There has been no sounds of life from the loft for 24 hours. The rat man described in fairly graphic detail…

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The bicycle brat

The bicycle is finally with us. It's shiny and new and has rockets and pictures of the moon on it. Its arrival signals my failure in navigating the first…

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Birthday guilt

It was big girl daughter's birthday yesterday. She was very excited last week, but by the actual birthday, having woken up early with a blocked nose and still feeling rather…

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Birthday girl

It's big girl daughter's fifth birthday next week and, boy, is she excited. She will, however, be very annoyed if the baby arrives early and steals her thunder. She has a…

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Birthdays

It was bonkers daughter's seventh birthday this weekend, an event she has been counting down to since at least Christmas. Naturally, she woke up early on Saturday and bounced into…

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