Moving

In my desperation over my current employment situation, mum came up with a totally unexpected, and much appreciated, act of kindness. I now have the funding I need to start searching for another job, without worrying about the financial implications of leaving my current one. First stop, buy a ...

Changes

Since the Easter break, I've noticed two changes in my journey to work.

Firstly, the annoying on-train announcements have reduced to those identifying the train and next station. Apparently South West Trains eradicated their problem with beggars over the Easter weekend, no longer see unattended articles as an issue and plan ...

Barbequing in the snow and a diamond ring.

Saturday saw Y's birthday party. We all trekked down to his mum's house in Kent to barbeque food in the freezing cold and generally eat too much. True to the forecast, it snowed, but instead of sending us running inside, we were huddled round the barbeque enjoying it's warmth. Unfortunately, ...

Half a goat and a broiling chicken

This afternoon we took a trip to Peckham to get supplies for Y's birthday party (barbeque!) tomorrow. We among the large quantities of meat needed (because it is, after all, a Brasilian barbeque), we also needed mandoica (cassava). Try getting that in Wimbledon. Having lived in Wimbledon ...

Educational Drama

Today we found out the results of TB's primary school application. It's damning. Of the three schools we applied to, he has got into none. This leaves us with two choices: attempt to find another school or appeal. It remains to be seen whether we can do both, one as ...