twittrivia

Chaste, not chased.

• is taking her little wall-scribblers to see some real graffiti
• is listening to noises in the dark.
• bacon and broccoli risotto. A perfect lazy choice for an easy summer's day.
• has a new lodger. His name is oscar and he is a bottom feeder. Should fit in well, then ..
• is the best sort of medicine. Take twice a day for health and happiness.
• Has a new shiny toy - Nokia N97. Will check for p0rn.
• is off gallivanting.
• http://twitpic.com/bfkez - renamed: sticky toffee brownies, sliced while warm.
• http://twitpic.com/bfitv - a date & vanilla brownie, with chocolate chunks
• has a magnificent blondie in the oven
• mummy solved a tricky lego problem that daddy failed to fix last night *victory dance*
• is still smiling.
• "let me see" he said, so i show him, trying not to rush, stretching out the moment for as long as possible.
• is erecting fences.
• afternoon tea: fluffnutter sandwiches and hot chocolate, sitting in the garden.
• is making beef and barolo stew for tonight's supper. If it is chilly later i will add dumplings.
• has an excess of bread. The ducks are going to get it today, come rain or shine.
• is limping. Ankle hurts like the wrong sort of buggery.
• Breakfast: toast with smucker's goober peanut butter and grape jelly with a marshmallow fluff topping. Once was enough.
• is perky (and pink).
• city adventure girl has retreated (refreshed yet exhausted) back to countryside and gratefully donned pyjamas, curled up with hot tea.
• Adventuring.
• is fidgety
• have fed the children with large caramel toffees. I now expect at least 15 minutes of cheek-bulging, jaw-gripping silence.
• yes, scarlet gouache *does* stain paintwork.
• somewhere nearby is a vibe with my name on it.
• *wail* my macbook is very sick.
• Is providing emergency cuddles and kiss- it- betters in the park, in between random chapters of fiction. Summer holiday rhythm.
• drinking expresso with a toffee caramel in my mouth.
• has a sore sweet spot.
• am spending the afternoon with some party animals (that is not a euphemism).
• has done the last ever ever, never-again, end-of-an-era, lost-childhood, can't believe-it-is-all-over preschool pick-up. Growing pains
• it has been awhile since i have held myself up against a barre.
• made it home through flood waters, eventually.
• eggs sunny-side up, extra crispy bacon .. smoked salmon on rye for me. Peach and mango smoothies on the side. Done.
• small pyjama clad cuddles, negotiating breakfast favours.
• http://twitpic.com/aji90 - lemon sunflower cupcakes
• Lying on the grass, watching Red Arrows shake their collective butt.
• 2 of the 23 kids at preschool have swine flu. This is not how i intended to start our summer holidays. Feel totally nauseous.
• http://twitpic.com/ah4w0 - today's sticky treat: vanilla cupcake with mint buttercream and chocolate drops
• has just noticed florescent yellow marker pen outlining walls and bookcases. Yesterday he pritt-sticked all the chair seats. slow breathes.
• has a spring in her step
• is going back to bed.
• is peachy
• is riding high on almond essence
• i keep telling myself that it will be alright. Feel free to agree with me.
• sorry Oxfordshire, I put my knickers out to dry on the line so the clouds *had* to rain.
• opening my vanilla sugar pot makes me sigh aloud, happily.
• lady choosing vegetables, please notice that your husband is staring openly and vacantly at my chest.
• the peanut butter jar is empty. This is possibly the last straw of an already stretched-to-limit monday.
• missing kissing
• another, just as i like it.
• Small boy on my lap, eating chips, his hair soft on my cheek.
• in the family bed; boys discussing camp fires and marshmallow-on-sticks, their small feet seeking mine under the duvet.
• "Stay on your tummy" he says. "face down" he repeats for the emphasis
• is lying beside an open window, drinking in cool air. The breeze tickles.