We made it. Greetings from Boxing Day, otherwise known as ‘international introverts day’. There has been much that has been magical about this Christmas. Baby Will got his first star on his Grandparent’s Christmas trees- a beautiful token from his aunt. In the days before he also had his first proper taste of food (a […]
Christmas
Sometimes it’s all about the aesthetics. It’s the time of year for it. Does your Christmas cake need to match your wrapping scheme? (No, hell no, this is madness and I’m well clear of it). But is it nice if it does? Sure. Confession: my visual standards are slipping a little at the moment. I’m […]
There are ghosts at Christmas. Everyone has them; they’re not just in cartoons and stories. For most they are the shadows of childhood; from the way that Santa trampled a piece of fruit cake with his fingers, to the way he made sure the snifter of whiskey was drained of every last drop. Then there’s […]
It feels like Christmas. It feels like Christmas, but it’s not. Yet we’ve still been given the world’s greatest present. Introducing William Frank Haschka; Will for short. Born: 10.44 am on the 8/8/2013, clocking in at 3.175 kg, or the equivalent of 7 1lb bags of flour. He responds well to brief. It was just […]
I’m told this is the sweet spot. By the time you’ve got something the size of a large grapefruit hitching a ride inside, the energy comes back- that zeal and zip for life that ebbed away for the first few months. Now you finally look pregnant enough for kindly people to stand for you on […]