September '17 Archive

My firstborn started secondary school last week.  The transition from primary loomed over like a dark cloud from the beginning of Year 6. Then one gets bogged down in the spectre that is SATs an... Read More

It was the usual back-to-school chaos at Dolly Towers.   Their shirt cuffs stopped mid-forearm and last term's shoes definitely hadn't encountered a polish tin.  Ten minutes b... Read More

"OK – own up - so who flicked the switch to change summer to autumn last week? It seemed a cruel thing to do. And with it came the sudden realisation that the un-named unwashed pile of new... Read More