I’ve been much preoccupied of late with vicarious job hunting: with the problems presented by the dreaded interview, when the art of communication (that is, the ability to waffle at will) eludes you, within an entirely unnatural and highly stressful situation; with dastardly online applications … Continue reading Star Trek Beyond
Author: graysusan
Housewife and Mother. Writer of Charlie's Mum's Blog (or the blog that no one reads)
Seven Get Wet in Wales
July 31st Long car journeys: 1. Gigantic scary suspension bridge: 1. Horrid car accident hold up: 1. Ambulances: 2. Fire engines: 2. Police cars: 3. Grotty burgers in service station: 2. Current weight: 147 lbs (if take into account wishful thinking and fact threw out … Continue reading Seven Get Wet in Wales
The Graduate
A graduate ceremony is not for the kids; I mean the young adults, the next generation or, in this case, son No.3. Of course, the sons (or daughters) may believe that the ceremony process is all about them, but no; your average graduation ceremony is … Continue reading The Graduate
Audacity 2 – Sing by Gary Barlow/Andrew Lloyd Webber
I’m officially OLD. You know when people say they’re ‘officially this’ and they’re ‘officially that’, well I’m officially middle-aged, officially menopausal, officially going downhill. My youthfulness is sadly in the past. I know this because yesterday I attended a local secondary school, where a mini-rehearsal … Continue reading Audacity 2 – Sing by Gary Barlow/Andrew Lloyd Webber
Absolutely Fatuous
I was 31 years old when Ab Fab first appeared on our TV screens; a young mother, with two tiny kids, a scary mortgage, an industrial sized case of hypochondria and a 1930’s house, in dire need of ‘doing up.’ Maybe this was why the supposedly … Continue reading Absolutely Fatuous
The Visit (Sky Movies) – A Review of Sorts
The Sixth Sense came out in 1999. This was a time when I was beset by all kinds of anxiety problems usually associated with the looking after of little kids – hypochondria, separation anxiety, mild depression. As a result my hold on popular culture was tenuous, … Continue reading The Visit (Sky Movies) – A Review of Sorts
The Cruise
Sitting on a becalmed boat (well, a colossus of a ship that’s 17 decks high) whilst marooned in the middle of a somewhat eerily mist-filled North Sea, is as good a time as any to contemplate the meaning of life, the universe and everything. A … Continue reading The Cruise
A Funny (and not so funny) Thing Happened on the Way to my Blog
I’ll just check out my non-existent stats thought I, yesterday, and see if anyone, other than the evil spam bots, has been clicking on my riveting blog. Usually my blog admin page loads with lightning speed, but yesterday I was taken, after much circling around … Continue reading A Funny (and not so funny) Thing Happened on the Way to my Blog
Atomic Thoughts
The husband and son No.3 have gone fishing, all the way to Weymouth which is miles away. They’ve gone night fishing and will be home at roughly 2 am, which means I have to sit up until that ungodly hour, with all the lights on … Continue reading Atomic Thoughts
The Peanuts Movie
Whilst buying in cholesterol lowering grub yesterday, in the form of bags of mixed nuts (YUCK – is there a less appetising food source out there than the walnut?) Apples (again YUCK, no matter what my web dieticians tell me an apple a day is … Continue reading The Peanuts Movie
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