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The House at Porter Street: February 2015

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19 February, 2015. Kicking goals and High fives all over the shop. Homework: 18 Feb 2015. All his own work (but I did help a bit with the spelling when he asked.). So knowing how incredibly bright and capable Milo is, but also what a difficult time he has had at school with some social issues (for that read ongoing bullying), I asked his teacher if it would be okay if Milo redid the task at home so we could replace the dog's dinner with something a little more complete and polished. And it dawned that my...

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The House at Porter Street: October 2014

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03 October, 2014. Too busy eating my hat. Ahem, well yes. I take it all back. Andrew is a stirling chap. Not a thief as it turns out. Just averse to returning post. (He's turfed all the other letters that've come for me over the years as it turns out.). So I stand corrected, contrite and suitably chagrined. B. Y way of an apology for the defamation. I proffered a nice bottle of cabernet savignon, although I didn't explain explicitly why when he said "you shouldn't have". Oh, except the movies. But now, s...

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The House at Porter Street: May 2011

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31 May, 2011. I ordered the stools for the kitchen from Matt. And while I was there I found my birthday present to me. It's hard to deny that Ringo's looking a little. But then that's Ringo. Happy birthday to me. PS My bedroom shelves were finally finished on Sunday too. My Beatles babushkas have been photographed on their glossy whiteness. 29 May, 2011. The big reveal: Kitchen Edition. And I tell you, this picture is very very forgiving]. 27 May, 2011. We have running water in the kitchen. And you know ...

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The House at Porter Street: July 2011

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30 July, 2011. Finally. Here is the rear garden of the House at Porter Street. A blank canvas of sorts. I think I need to gaze at this for a few days in the hope inspiration will come. Wish me luck. I want to develop a vision for the garden. But am incredibly inexperienced and wholly clueless. So until I drift off this is where I hope my attention will settle for today. There were a couple of other incidentals requiring attention this week. Milo's first themed party last Sunday: Toby's pirate party&#...

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The House at Porter Street: V is for Very Tired.

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25 April, 2015. V is for Very Tired. I've been Very Tired. For a long time. It's a thing people are nowadays, I know, so I don't expect anyone to feel particularly sympathetic or anything about the fact that I'm Very Tired. Instead, I'm just going to tell you how tired I am. Or for the sake of the exercise, how Very Tired. Pluto manifesting the canine equivalent of. Very Tired , that is. This bout of Very Tired. The combination of growing a baby and taking drugs isn't really a sustainable practice so I w...

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The House at Porter Street: X is for X (the Roman Numeral for ten)

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28 April, 2015. X is for X (the Roman Numeral for ten). Milo doesn't really like reading fiction. He enjoys listening to ME read him fiction, particularly when I do all the voices, but if I ask him to choose a book to read to me, he'll always select something from the bottom shelf. That is, non-fiction. Amongst his non-fiction collection is a series called "Horrible Histories" (Terry Deary), one of which he decided to begin to read to me last night: "Terrifying Tudors". Horrible Histories by Terry Deary.

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The House at Porter Street: September 2011

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17 September, 2011. Dirt under the finger nails. The sun shone today, so out into the domain of the spiders and snails did we venture. A colony of snails,. Turning of their soil,. Decided to pack up their. Equipped with bags of soil, rescued pots, an assortment of tools, seeds, seedlings and a pair of gardening gloves for each of us we took upon us the task of making a start on our herb garden. We planted: mint, oregano, parsley, purple carrots (! Coriander, marigolds and chives. I, Me, Mine. I needed he...

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The House at Porter Street: September 2014

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27 September, 2014. So I had to dash out and grab myself a laksa for dinner since I couldn't eat the meal I'd made for the family (it's a long story) and when I was backing out the driveway, I was confronted by the silver sliver of moon. The moon. The sky. My refuge. Since I was the smallest girl I always imagined our planet to be just an atom in a molecule in a button on the jacket of a giant.completely insignificant in the scheme of things. And space, space was just the space in between. I had to share.

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The House at Porter Street: Z is for Zombie

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30 April, 2015. Z is for Zombie. An extra layer of pain in my neck, present when I woke this morning, tipped me over my usual management threshold, such that the standard concoction of oblong and round tablets that I take every day and puts the pain away for the day and lets me get on with things was not going to be sufficient. My mouth is a little dry, so I quite enjoy a hot drink. I stay away from sharp things. So yes. Z is for Zombie. Because that is what I am today. Thank you, by the way,. Not that I...