The First Rule of the Best Start Interview is Don’t Talk About the Best Start Interview
I was hoping the test hadn’t started yet. May Blossom has just been for her pre-starting-school chat with a kindy teacher, which is...
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jdettmann
Jan 15, 20143 min read
When You Think He’s Fast Asleep, He’s Always Wide Awake
Why the italics, you might ask. What has Gusto done to merit that? Nothing. Gusto is being an exemplary feline. It is the jellicle cats...
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jdettmann
Aug 24, 20133 min read
Upstairs Downstairs
The state of the carpet on the stairs is too shameful to photograph, so here’s a picture of Garnet in a massive hat instead. Our new...
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jdettmann
Dec 2, 20121 min read
More Cat, Less Complaining
Obie in repose Obie in terror. Poor old Gusto. Since Obie died she doesn’t really have anyone to frighten any more. Tormenting Obiedog...
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jdettmann
Nov 24, 20123 min read
My Wedding Advice
My most excellent friends Nic and Wilf are getting married today! So, in their honour, I present my top ten pieces of wedding day advice....
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jdettmann
Nov 21, 20121 min read
The Cat’s Pyjamas
To celebrate my first ever blog post written on an iPhone in the bath, here’s a picture of May Blossom cuddling Gusto, who is wearing May...
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jdettmann
Nov 18, 20121 min read
Probably For The Best
Must dust cat. To our dear friends whose hen’s and buck’s nights we failed to attend last night, the following conversation is what we...
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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
Aug 21, 20124 min read
What I Learned on My Holidays
1. You have to stay somewhere as good or better than home. My very clever friend Other Jess once told me this, and I think she is right....
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jdettmann
Jul 3, 20123 min read
1-2-3-4 Tell Me That You Love Me More
This pregnancy I have been plagued with insomnia, which is not something I have ever experienced before. I was the kid who could fall...
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jdettmann
May 29, 20122 min read
How To Feel Better
1. When she walks down steps, May Blossom has taken to sometimes refusing the proffered hand of her father or me and instead holds her...
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jdettmann
Mar 21, 20123 min read
She Is Sixteen, Going On Seventeen (Months)
May Blossom loves to play. Anything that involves chasing, shrieking and creating mayhem gets her seal of approval. Yesterday she and her...
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jdettmann
Mar 19, 20121 min read
Bad Mood Monday: A Photo-Essay
Today I am like an angry toddler stuck between the sofa and the wall. Today I am like coffee grounds spilled on the kitchen counter....
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jdettmann
Mar 16, 20121 min read
And Finally, Monsieur, A Wafer-Thin Mint.
As you can see, this is a very ordinary photograph of some bacon in a bain marie. Why would anyone put such a bad picture on their blog,...
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jdettmann
Mar 7, 20123 min read
Ups and Downs
In the down column: 1. My 102-year-old grandmother suffered a small stroke. 2. The fate of our missing family cat, Tigercat, was...
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jdettmann
Feb 2, 20122 min read
Cabin Fever
Have you seen this website, all about cabins, and this one, about woodsy hipster life? I am a bit obsessed with both right now. It’s...
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jdettmann
Jan 11, 20121 min read
Word To Your Cat
Someone else used to be the cutest baby in this house. Today is a day of crazy. May Blossom slept very little last night, due to her...
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jdettmann
Oct 6, 20113 min read
To Sleep Perchance Would Be A Fine Thing
Gusto: the best sleeper in the house Before May Blossom was born, I had a relatively untroubled relationship with sleep. I liked it a...
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