the knackered mother's wine club


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Don’t Judge A Book…

I love a good book but had always found the idea of a book club rather awful. As a friend said, years of being told what to read at school can put a girl off. Then I was asked to join...

Pees In Our Time

I’ve had a complaint from a reader – a reader!* – who’s asked me not to bang on about how bleak January is, about dieting or not drinking (as if). She wants wine...

Drawing a blanc

Maybe it is the harsh jute-like feel of January compared with the velvet comfort of December, but I am struggling to get going. It might be the extra weight I’m carrying (booze/food, not...

Guess who’s coming to dinner?

In a token nod to the new year I’m off the booze for a week but luckily my friend Claire @ CRUMBS kindly agreed to do a guest post. If you haven’t seen this site...

The Night(mares) before Christmas

Middle Class Nightmare #1 Spending 2 minutes trying to get into the wrong black 4×4 in the Waitrose carpark yesterday afternoon Middle Class Nightmare #2 Not being able to find a bottle of...

Round Robins

I’ve always dismissed the Christmas round robin letter idea. Even worse, an e-Christmas card. But this evening I found myself replying via email to a group of old friends who are now...
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