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SunshineGirl

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I think school is over for the week . .

I came in from the garden and nearly broke my neck tripping over a heap of discarded shoes . . at least 9 pairs I estimate 🤦‍♀️ Yet there is barely a murmur from behind the closed door of my daughter's bedroom. Of course I'm happy that she has so...

Renting in the UK

Labour has made it a priority to abolish "no fault" evictions from private residential accommodation when they form the next government. The Conservatives have faffed around since 2019 with a vague pledge that has amounted to nothing. Unsurprisingly,...

Just got back from a mini camping break with my daughter

The main object was to give the tent an airing and check out before our longer holiday in August. We camped on my client's farm in Exmoor. Complete seclusion apart from the wild horses and deer. A beautiful winding stream to swim in. We went...

Conservative MP for Dover, Natalie Elphick, has defected to Labour . .

Under Rishi Sunak, she says the Tories have "become a byword for incompetence and division" 😳 Sorry to break the news, but that process long pre-dates the current prime minister 🤣

Love is a gypsy's child . .

It has never known a law; Love me not, then I love you; If I love you, you'd best beware.

Update on the "date"

Daughter enjoyed the afternoon with her friend and got back home bang on time 🙂 She chose the lunch venue, he chose the film . . they went Dutch, just as any modern couple should 👍 The film was a re-run of Dune (presumably to whet the appetite for D...

Lessons learned from the local elections

The Conservative Party made a net loss of 474 councillors, lost control of 10 local authorities, 10 police and crime commissioners . . One of the better results of the night was the mayoralty of West Midlands, which the incumbent Tory, Andy Street,...

My daughter is going to lunch and the cinema . .

With her friend who is a boy, but assuredly not her boyfriend . . so I think this is definitely not a date 🤫 However, she has had a bath and got dressed up very nicely . . blue denim dress over a stripy top, yellow cardigan, sandals. She even made...

A weekend well spent

My wife decided to take our daughter on a hotel break to London . . with my credit card, I might add 🙄 I had the weekend to myself to catch up with a few tasks. One of which was to finish sewing name tags into all of my daughter's school clothes. I...

Audience generated comedy

I went to a Comedy Store gig last night with three friends. You get three sets, lasting about 25 mins each, with a lot of warm up and continuity from a compere, and it usually makes for an excellent evening. Just as the show was about to start our...

The complicated life of a Conservative MP

Mark Menzies, honourable member for Fylde, has left the Conservative Party this afternoon and will not seek re-election following allegations in The Times of misuse of local party funds. In early December the 78 year old treasurer of the...

My daughter phoned at 9.15pm last night . .

. . to be collected early from the 'party' she was at, because it wasn't really her scene and she had gymnastics the next morning. Happy to oblige 🙂 But then she managed to fall asleep on our bed and she's too big for us to shift these days. So my...

UK bans smoking for those born after 2009

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which will eventually phase out tobacco consumption altogether, passed by 383 to 67 votes in the House of Commons. Former PM Boris Johnson describes Rishi Sunak's bill as "absolutely nuts" . . and he should know 🤣

The volume at the pyjama party got progressively louder . .

At around 9.30pm one of the girls appeared slightly tearful at the living room door. She is one of the quietest, shyest girls you could imagine. Not a natural match for my extrovert daughter, but she picks her friends carefully and not without good...

Preparations continue apace for my daughter's end of holiday pyjama party . .

Baking all afternoon . . three trips to the supermarket . . freshly laundered pjs and dressing gown . . dance and Twister mats laid out . . mid-afternoon bath 😀 My preparations . . ear plugs, DVD, and 75cl of naval strength gin 👍😊

So a week's worth of low level rudeness and general teenage grumpiness came to a head yesterday afternoon . .

Daughter was summoned into the living room by my wife (I'm too soft for formal discipline) for a "little talk". The upshot being that she is now confined to barracks for four days. No immediate reaction from very stroppy teenager. Then: "So, like,...

My daughter was very sweet with her younger cousins yesterday . .

She dressed up as the Easter Bunny, hid eggs for them, painted faces, played games. Her behaviour slipped during the more grown up part of the day and after lunch I had to take her out for a walk as she was being quite rude and difficult to talk to....

The Boots theory of socio-economic unfairness

A decent pair of boots costs £100. An inferior pair costs £50. The man who can afford the £100 pair has less need of them than the man who can only afford the £50 pair (he has a white collar job and his own private transport). They last the...

What goes on at sleepover stays at sleepover . .

Daughter went to her friend's 14th birthday sleepover last night. When I dropped her off her friend's dad looked pale and worried at the sudden arrival of 12 teenage girls 😅 I can't get much out of her about what they got up to, but I'm certain...

Last night I watched a youtube video of the 15 most dangerous toys ever . .

This was an American perspective and included some utterly insane inventions from the 1950s onwards, including a pogo stick with an internal combustion engine, a chemistry set with arsenic and lead, various toy guns powerful enough to take a child's...

Strange goings on . .

A trail of floury footprints leading from the kitchen to the bathroom . . Wet footprints from the bathroom to my daughter's bedroom . . Wet towels and dirty clothes strewn randomly on the floor . . And according to my daughter none of this has...

This afternoon we are making Easter biscuits, fairy cakes, and chocolate swiss roll . .

. . My daughter is still wearing her emerald green leotard from gymnastics, with a red stripy apron over the top 😅 She says she is "fine", but I don't think Mrs Beeton would have approved 🔪

Not a moment to lose!

My long, drowsy afternoon alone has come to an abrupt end with the return of my teenager from school 🌪️ She can now use the washing machine, which is a great help. Multitasking - trying to get out of her uniform while doing her homework and telling...

We have had a really nice Mothering Sunday

Our daughter brought us tea in bed and two cards that she had made herself. We then almost had a whole bathtime uninterrupted . . daughter burst in towards the end to discuss oven timings 😅 Then we had a lovely walk in the sunshine by the river and...

Washing machine

The rain has finally relented and my daughter and niece were thrilled to be able to go crosscountry running this afternoon 🌈 They came straight back to our home after school in preference to using the school showers. Staring into the abyss of...

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