“Easter egg hunt this afternoon,” I say brightly.” Karl looks up from the paper we have bought as a treat because it’s Easter Saturday and we have children but won’t read because it’s Easter Saturday and we have children. “It’s raining, then,” he says. Eva looks out of the window and sighs. She is dressed entirely in pink. “I will …
“Mummy, shut your eyes if it comes on your face”, chirps Eva, gently snipping my fringe with a nutcracker. I sit on the kitchen floor with Tom next to me, fighting sleep and his muzzie with little fists and succumb to a pretend haircut from my toddler. It is Christmas Eve, 5.18pm; the dead time that is laden with guilt …
As the sun beats down, (almost) eliminating memories of muddy footprints and wet socks, the arrival of summer brings forth a season of joy, adventure and tick removal. And, while the young members of royal families might enjoy a curated collection of summer essentials, there is NO REASON we can’t all enjoy the same creative activities, sartorial dress code and …
