I think I always knew that I don't like goat's cheese but it's only relatively recently that I came to realise I don't need to. Some years ago, before that epiphany, I was on holiday and a persuasive man in a French market told me that he had a hard goat's cheese which would convert me. I was … [Read more...] about When Perseverance Is Really Worth It
Change
Inadvertent Vegetarian
I've realised this week that I have become a weekday vegetarian. I only know this because on Wednesday nobody felt like cooking and the children decided to get take-out from Nando's. "What do you want?" my son asks me as I'm flicking through the menu on my phone. "Umm, I'll have the Beanie … [Read more...] about Inadvertent Vegetarian
Imposter Syndrome In Cake
I've taken a commission to write a series of blog posts for a mental-health organisation and I'm telling my daughter about it as we make tomato sauce for pasta. "What do they want you to write about?" "Issues at the intersection of work and mental health" "You struggle to find enough ideas … [Read more...] about Imposter Syndrome In Cake
Finders Keepers
In a heated argument with her brother about the most appropriate distribution of an excellent batch of double chocolate muffins, my daughter pushes back until it becomes a bit too much, at which point she reluctantly retreats, tearful. She goes upstairs into the bathroom pursued shortly … [Read more...] about Finders Keepers
Any Spare Tickets?
I'm buying tickets for a gig, clicking through the various screens like I used to do, in the before times. It feels surreal, the imagining of a crowded room, the floor sticky with spilled beer, and the smell of sweat and perfume. This past year I have learned not to expect anything, yet I am … [Read more...] about Any Spare Tickets?