The current court case between M&S and Aldi, over Aldi’s apparently “copying” of M&S’s signatures “Colin the Caterpillar” cake has really gotten me thinking about the way we shop and spend our money, and also about the questions around class-issues that this whole thing raises. The issue of class is something that is often bouncingContinue reading “Let Them Eat Cake”
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The Graduation That Never Was
This last Tuesday was my graduation from university. Not to toss my own cap or anything, but I somehow managed to achieve a first-class bachelor’s degree from one of the best universities in the world. I’m proud of myself. But, thanks to the current pandemic, I won’t get the chance to don the cap andContinue reading “The Graduation That Never Was”
The Family That Games Together
This week has been a strange one indeed! My adventures in job hunting continue. As do my adventures in homeschooling. (I know, it’s summer, but we’re ever so slightly behind, ok?) I almost wound up in hospital at one point. (Honestly I’m fine, don’t panic.) And I also found out what grade I got fromContinue reading “The Family That Games Together”
How to Do Everything
(or not care that you can’t do everything) A few weeks back I received an email from one of my university professors asking if I’d like to submit a poem for a special feature in The Manchester Review about writing in the pandemic. The poem I submitted, which was later published in the feature, wasContinue reading “How to Do Everything”
The Graduate Mother
As the final year of my undergraduate degree drew to a close I would like to say that I felt nervous, but the truth is that I had been feeling nervous for the past 4 years. Deciding to return to education as a mature student with a husband, children and a bottomless laundry basket wasContinue reading “The Graduate Mother”
