Today there is another teenager in my house. A male one this time. That means funny smells, pimples, posters of scantily clad women on the walls, grunting where words would suffice, trousers half way down the butt and worse of all GIRLFRIENDS!
Rhubarb Polenta Cake
March 3, 2011 15 Comments
I am going to sound like one of “those” mums. You know who you are. Organised. Believe me I am not. The best way to sum me up is “the mum who never has the permission slip signed until the morning of the trip.” My kids are always having to drag me in to the school [...]
Apple Cake with Maple Icing
November 4, 2010 18 Comments
My 17 yr old is on the Special K diet. Again. You know the one. Where you eat a bowl of Special K for breakfast, another for lunch and then a “balanced meal” for dinner. Ever ask a 17 yr old what their idea of “balanced” is? It doesn’t belong in a meal I [...]
Ginger Cookies
October 11, 2010 36 Comments
I am wondering when “competitive parenting” became the number one activity among adults today? You know, when sharing information about your children feels like an Olympic sport. Yeah that.
D’s Perfect Cake (Balls)
June 30, 2010 28 Comments
Just over a week ago we got that dreaded call, the one where your child’s school phones to say there has been an accident. “Come immediately,” they said, “we think your son has broken his collar-bone.” A trip to A&E proved them to be right. The x-ray showed a clean break just by his shoulder joint. D would [...]
