Tag Archives: housework

Special request

Dear Universe, can I just say That everything now smells of hay, I’ve cut the lawn down, best I can, (And wished I could employ a man…) Cause, what with all the sun and rain, The green stuff had gone … Continue reading

Posted in Humour, Poetry | Tagged , , , , | 59 Comments

The hoover? Damn…

The dog has got me sussed, it seems, I can get nothing past her… No matter what approach I try She’s always thinking faster. “I’ll hoover in a minute, girl” ‘We’ll see,’ I see her thinking… Then launches into mad-dog … Continue reading

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged , , , | 62 Comments

Accident prone…

Today I kicked the bucket (And for all my US friends, This is a euphemism For the point at which life ends). It wasn’t done on purpose… Just a half-bipedal fail, As I got out of the shower And the … Continue reading

Posted in Humour, Poetry | Tagged , , , , | 50 Comments

Tidying up is neat by Bun Karyudo

Reblogged from Bun Karyudo: Yes,” my father would say to my eight-year-old brother and me as he looked around the bedroom we shared, “A place for everything and everything in its place.” Then he would shake his head, burst into … Continue reading

Posted in Humour | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Rummaging in the fridge of life

“It is just space,” he nodded his head towards the now empty shelf. “It is not,” said my son, “a bad analogy … the Fridge of Life.” He didn’t elaborate, but after a few moments thought, I had to agree… … Continue reading

Posted in Life | Tagged , , , | 37 Comments

The dishwashing debate

I loaded up his dishwasher… it isn’t mine, you see, But every Friday morning piles of dishes wait for me. The night before sees lads at play, and men who like to dine The dishes are all theirs, of course, … Continue reading

Posted in Humour, Motherhood, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , | 68 Comments