Behind The Child

Why today? Why not? Today isn’t a particularly special day, nothing distinguishing it from any of the previous 30. We had our fabulous morni...

We are still here, still plodding along. New guidance means that, as of yesterday, A is officially allowed to leave the house. She hasn’t ...

Someone asked this morning for the last “normal” picture on my phone. It took me a long time to find. It’s nothing special, just a moderatel...

Stay Alert, apparently.  Staying very alert here, as we have had apocalyptic showers of dead poisonous caterpillars. New twist; having se...

Another day done. Verbena plantlings turned up in the post. I planted them, the boy took pride in stomping them down firmly into the ground ...

Mood: better! Brighter. Sunshine always helps. Mood unsquelched despite the discovery that the caterpillars (or hairy danger noodles, Christ...

Day: 45. After a fair bit of consultation, A and I decided it was definitely Thursday today. It's hard to tell. Mood: low. Slow going. M...