The Lockdown Diaries

*Title credit to JCB We saw my family last night. It was such a great feeling to all be together again. Bella sees my mum every day,...

I gifted myself a day off writing a post so here's a weekend overview and another photo montage (I really am getting very lazy). The...

This is Trevor. Variously known round our way as The Good Doctor, Trevvy Fontaine and, on occasion, Captain Peacock. Also, Grandad....

My sister told me today that I needed to find something more cheerful to write about. I have been aware that this blog is a bit of a...

Today was another bad day. I wonder if they’re naturally cyclical as our patience ebbs away, or if they will come more frequently as time...

On our walk today we braved the high street. We’ve been avoiding it till now because we knew there’d be more people there to dodge, but...

Bella has a favourite saying when she’s cross with one of us. She will stick her neck out and snap ‘Well you’re not in charge today...

I decided to give you a day off the monotony of my every waking thought. So in honour of what this blog was originally about - giving our...

I don’t mind admitting I was dreading the weekend. What would we do without the structure of school work? Today alone Henry was meant to...

My post yesterday seems to have sparked a lot of reaction from different quarters. Firstly it resonated with a lot of people in a similar...

So I’ve hit the wall sooner than I expected to. We’re a week into self-isolation and I’ve had my first small cry. Today has been tough. I...

A month ago I was stressing about Andy returning to work. He’s been on parental leave since January when I went back to work. He was due...

Here’s a vague overview of what happened today in the lives of my small people: Bella got herself dressed. She wore a dress that was too...

Predictably enough we went into this home-schooling business full of enthusiasm, optimism and grand plans for Henry to be sitting his...

Sunday. Mother's Day. Everything you want from the one day of the year you can legitimately Do Nothing. A lie in - or going back to bed...

Hoorah, sunshine! I've already said a few times in the last week, thank goodness this is happening in spring, not in winter. Can you...

I'd told myself we would have today off. No home-schooling, no nagging, just easing into this new normal and finding our feet when...

It's Thursday 20th March. The world is in the grip of Coronavirus and last night we found out schools are going to close tomorrow at...