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jdettmann

Nov 2, 20164 min read

November: A To-Do List

Me, making a to-d0 list. Sketch by H. Attend My 20th High School Reunion This weekend I’m going my 20th high school reunion, an event...

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jdettmann

Dec 21, 20153 min read

Life’s A Treat

Last week Garnet turned three. He’s not a hundred per cent ok with that. The boy has a complicated relationship with the ageing process....

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jdettmann

Nov 23, 20154 min read

Some Enchanted Evening

Obviously this is not the beach we went to in this story. This is Waikiki beach, where I have also been grumpy in the recent past. I’m...

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jdettmann

Oct 14, 20153 min read

My Head Is A Compost Bin

Hiding in the corner, not doing its job well. Come on, compost bin, lean in. Hello! Well, Mental Health Week came and went last week, and...

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jdettmann

Jul 6, 20156 min read

Champion of the Novelties

I have been exercising quite a lot. It turns out the trick to exercise is not trying too hard. Apparently I knew this when I was a child...

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jdettmann

Feb 5, 20155 min read

A Bit of Stair Trouble

This morning was officially the second day I was to leave the house and come here to work on the blog and other self-directed (aka...

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jdettmann

May 27, 20142 min read

Cross

It took half an hour to even upload this far-too-small image, due to iPhoto (or iFighto as my Dad has long called it) deciding that...

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jdettmann

Feb 25, 20131 min read

There Will Be Blog

My computer, like my children, has sleep issues: it would not go to sleep, preferring to stay awake until it had completely run down its...

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jdettmann

Dec 1, 20122 min read

Not What It Looks Like

Also not what it looks like: this image of May Blossom checking on her sibling in my tummy illustrates why late pregnancy, maxi-dresses...

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jdettmann

Nov 26, 20121 min read

My Chief Weapon Is Surprise

Eagle-eyed readers of my previous post have politely pointed out that there are only five entries in my list of six excellent foreign...

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jdettmann

Nov 12, 20122 min read

Blog It Out

May Blossom playing ‘Caesarean Sections’ with her play-doh. Earlier this evening I was in the bath, eating a piece of toast with peanut...

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jdettmann

Nov 5, 20123 min read

Baby You Can’t Drive In My Car

Let’s just get this, in a six-seater version with loads of airbags. We need to get a new car. I find this simultaneously a very boring...

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jdettmann

Sep 21, 20122 min read

Well May We Say God Save The Blog

Things have been awfully quiet, here on Life With Gusto. That’s because real life has been a bit hectic. Hectic and befuddling and tiring...

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jdettmann

Jul 15, 20121 min read

Humpty Dumpty Had A Great Downfall

Is it just the hair? On Play School Humpty’s hair is usually styled with a centre part, but the toy’s hair just wants to go to one side....

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jdettmann

May 22, 20121 min read

Out Of Control

So instead of writing you a proper blog entry, I am going to try to tackle one of the house-sorting items on my to-do list, which is so...

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jdettmann

Apr 23, 20121 min read

Let’s Play A Game

My brain today, interior. Coincidentally, also an exhibit of white Lego at the Miro Museum, Barcelona. Let’s play a game where I am the...

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jdettmann

Feb 14, 20121 min read

Hipstamatic Addict Insane

Willows are weeds and this river bank is heavily eroded, but Hipstamatic makes it all pretty. It’s time I came out and said what we’re...

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