Category Archives: Life

The Hypothetical Eleventh Month Fuck-Stop

What a week. Take my advice: If you’ve got young children and you are planning to have more, stop fucking at the start of November and don’t reconvene until January. The timing of late July/early August for being heavily pregnant … Continue reading

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Some Call It The Cupboard Under The Stairs…

..but to me, it’s the data centre. Yes, that’s dust in the grille of one of the NAS units and yes, it’s embarrassing. I will rectify the situation.

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Guten Tag, Sharan (Or Should I Say Buenos Dias?)

Lucas lends a hand with the unveiling of the new car in the showroom. And, with the new car parked outside, sliding doors and a storage system for Eloïse’s diverse stuff manage to compensate somewhat for the loss of her … Continue reading

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Auf Wiedersehen, A6

Someone’s not happy that we’re part-exchanging our car for a new one. I can’t say any of us were very thrilled on this day, to be honest. We said goodbye to our faithful Audi A6 Avant, which had served us … Continue reading

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A Medal For Eloïse

In her first competition and after a nervous, tearful start, Eloïse bags fourth place in a gymnastics competition. Get the full story.

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