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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...
jdettmann
Jan 15, 20143 min read
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True Romance
Because I want this to remain a mummy blog, and not morph into a beauty blog, I shall refrain from giving you the contact details of the...
jdettmann
May 22, 20132 min read
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Missing, In Action
‘It means he’s sad,’ I told her. ‘It’s a metaphor. Why do you think he’s sad?’ ‘I think it’s because he misses his mummy and his sister...
jdettmann
May 14, 20134 min read
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The Real Boss
Come the week of the concert and my mum, who had bravely offered to babysit both May Blossom and Garnet, politely asked how we were going...
jdettmann
Mar 25, 20134 min read
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A Month
Garnet has one elf ear. The other is a human ear. We are unsure what, if anything, to make of this. Garnet’s 24 days old. It’s been a bit...
jdettmann
Jan 16, 20133 min read
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Crying Over Spilt Milk
That sort of casual attitude is exactly how I did NOT approach breastfeeding. I approached it with a delightful cocktail of fear,...
jdettmann
May 9, 20125 min read
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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,...
jdettmann
Mar 16, 20121 min read
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You’re So Money
In other areas of my life in which I am clearly not money, I went back to the gym today for the first time since I was five months...
jdettmann
Feb 15, 20123 min read
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