Author Archives: Grin & Tonic by Alana Kirk

Today is my birthday… I’m going to focus on being 42 years young….. the alternative is too depressing. It started well – three singing children and a basket full of presents…. Not sure what it says about me that I … Continue reading →

What is it about children that every morning we have to get up for school, they sleep so deeply we have to wake them at 7am……. but when there is no school – on half-term, or weekends they wake up … Continue reading →

and moments like this… and the world feels like its mine, and I’m happy with my place in it. Children can torture you, and love you to death all at the same time. They make you human and animal. They … Continue reading →

And so the dreaded day arrived. I knew it would – it’s par for the course in parenting, right? But secretly (arrogantly? hopefully? smugly?) as one by one of my friends fell, wounded by the wicked words of innocent anger, … Continue reading →

Look at it….. in all its glory. Daisy has been having a hard time of late – you know, the world of a six year old can be hard to navigate at times. And, if truth be told, I’ve found … Continue reading →

I can see from the long lost date of my last blog that the effects of my trip are still working! In fact, I’ve become so laid back this last while, my horribly kitsh, beautifuly snuggly purple cheneille dressing gown … Continue reading →

In future years, if my children ever fancy a glance at their childhood, or want an insight into the sometimes mad woman who brought them up, they might read back over these blogs. That’s partly why I started writing them … Continue reading →