Daughter appears to be musical (at least, Daughter likes singing loudly – and has done from an early age: her renditions of The Kaiser Chiefs’ “Ruby” when aged two; and more recently The Ting Tings’ “That’s Not My Name” are a source of constant joy) – and it may be that Youngest Son is developing [...]
Archive for November, 2008
“…And We DEFINITELY Don’t Use That Word!”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Family, Gordon Ramsay, Wife on November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Mother Courage”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged "Mother Courage", Cleopatra, Fiona Shaw, Martha, Mrs. Alving, Prospero, Volumnia on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I can only assume that Fiona Shaw HATES me. Sure, we’ve never met – though I have (literally) dreamed that we have – but I can find no other explanation for her cold and unkind treatment of me. The thing is, I was expecting Deborah Warner’s production of “Mother Courage” to enter The National’s repertoire [...]
Youngest Son
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Ill, Wife, Youngest Son on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A frightening week: Youngest Son was admitted to hospital with acute appendicitis – and what turned out to be a burst, gangrenous abscess on his appendix. It is thanks entirely to the smart thinking of Wife that he got to hospital at all. The other children have been ill with gastro-intestinal problems, and we had [...]
Sinead O’Connor and Alcoholics Anonymous
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Sinead O'Connor. on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“I Do Not Want What I Have Not Got”, the album that sent Sinead O’Connor into the stratosphere, thanks to the teenage “Just Been Dumped” anthem “Nothing Compares 2 U” (complete with cool txt friendly title B4 Avril Lavigne was even a stirring in her Dad’s trousers), and also cursed the world with the horrifyingly [...]
