the knackered mother's wine club


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So. Many. Wines.

I’m in the middle of a week of wine tasting for the International Wine Challenge, a huge wine competition. For the last two days I’ve tasted around 150 wines a day, mostly two or three...

Bloody Buses

You know the old thing Wendy Cope said about men and buses, how you wait for ages and they all appear at once? Well, same goes for TV programmes. Since the end of the last series of Poldark, the only...

Bright Side

Our new early morning start isn’t getting any easier: having to get up when it’s still dark outside feels all wrong. Add in heavy rain and it’s all a bit bleugh. But then...

Witching Hour

So, I’ve had a nightmare this half term. The washing machine broke. Honestly, it was terrifying. Piles of washing everywhere. On top of that, there’s Saturday’s Trickle Treat (as...

Pig’s Ear

Last week, I was given a couple of pheasants. We’re surrounded by them at the moment: every morning on the school run they saunter across the road looking so very now with their glorious...

Now We Are Six

Went to watch Middle Boy and Youngest Girl in their Harvest Festival show earlier today. And it really was a show, including a song called ‘Rock & Roll Harvest’. My favourite Neil...
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