Posted in Desperate Housewives on 25 May, 2007 | 4 Comments »
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The thought raced through my mind as I studied the number 1 on the wall of the carriage, congratulating myself on my maiden voyage in first class. I had also managed to simultaneously contemplate the fact that my son would be getting himself dressed about now and [...]
Posted in Desperate Housewives, Wild Things on 16 April, 2007 | 2 Comments »
We now have our very own Fort Knox on the farm. Unlike its U.S. counterpart however, ours was not built to protect against two-legged robbers, but as a stronghold against four-legged ones. The new, French Fort Knox contains gold bullion of the vegetable kind: asparagus.
Everyone adores asparagus, so two years ago we decided to plant [...]
Posted in Desperate Housewives, Wild Things on 27 March, 2007 | 3 Comments »
A collective shriek of terror echoed off the walls and had me hurtling into the bathroom at a gallop that wasn’t bad for seven thirty in the morning. My daughter was crouched on the edge of the bath, gripping the edges and swaying as she tried to stop herself from tumbling backwards into the tub. [...]
Posted in Desperate Housewives, Wild Things on 30 January, 2007 | 4 Comments »
The last rodent lodger to take up residence in our house was evicted with great difficulty, but I think that one of his close relatives has now launched a major offensive above our bedroom. At four o’clock this morning we were awoken by a rattling in the ceiling that sounded like a warthog trying to line [...]
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