Where Have All The Yellow Cars Gone?
Silver. Silver. Silver. White. Black. Silver. Black. Black. Silver. RED! Dark Blue. Silver. Silver. The cars are so montone these days...
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JESSICA DETTMANN
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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
Feb 29, 20122 min read
Our (Cubby) House, In The Middle of Our Street
But this squishy little flat will soon be a much-improved palace, because the Michael the Bathroom Man, Saviour of Hearts and Minds, is...
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jdettmann
Feb 25, 20122 min read
My Dark Past
I was reminded of those years, from thirteen to sixteen, as I drove the car earlier this week. As part of Operation Sleep In Your Own...
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jdettmann
Feb 20, 20122 min read
What I’ve Liked This Week: Sleep Training Edition
Here's a picture of some sort of spotty cat. H took it. I don't know how it's relevant to this post. Can't you draw some kind of...
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jdettmann
Feb 8, 20122 min read
No Gold Medal
When we arrived in Perth three days ago, sixteen hours after Pappy’s death, we were running on what could charitably described as empty....
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jdettmann
Jan 17, 20123 min read
Fully Sick
When you are ill, it's nice to make your sickroom into a restful haven. Or you can put a giant tiger at the foot of the bed. Please...
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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
Nov 23, 20112 min read
Rainy Days
Rainy days when you have a toddler are, however, a whole different kettle of weasels. Especially a toddler who is going through an...
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jdettmann
Oct 28, 20112 min read
Do Yourself A Favour
This morning, between baking four huge chocolate cakes and dealing with a toddler suffering from what I thought was fear of the noise the...
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jdettmann
Oct 24, 20113 min read
Play Along At Home Cake
May Blossom's Birthday Cake May Blossom turned one and it was a marvellous day. There were blueberry pancakes with maple syrup and bacon,...
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jdettmann
Oct 19, 20112 min read
Great Cakes in History
In the lead-up to May Blossom’s birthday, the cake preparations continue. Today’s post is an homage to some of the great cakes of my...
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jdettmann
Oct 14, 20111 min read
Friday Regrets
Today I was going to start a series inspired by the lovely blog Soulemama, in which each Friday I would post a picture of a wonderful...
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jdettmann
Oct 4, 20113 min read
World Cup Fever or Just Teething?
‘Maybe you should write more about things that lots of people really like to read about,’ Dad suggested helpfully. ‘I am,’ I said....
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