Archive for April, 2008

April 10, 2008 | friends

Go wish Anna a happy birthday!

April 8, 2008 | Honey Trap, parenthood

Fecklet and I were in the Lake District visiting with Anna this past weekend, which was great. She has four cats and was very tolerant of my boy running around after them squealing “KITTY!!!!!” She was also tolerant of his favourite game, which was “Remove Fruit From Fruit Basket, Take One Bite Out Of It (Even The Lemons) And Put It Either Through The Cat Flap Or Under The Grill.”

One of my favourite moments was when Fecklet lingered, sucking his thumb, outside the room where Anna’s husband was watching football, wanting to go in and be blokey, but too shy.

Anyway I am hard at work on proofs of Honey Trap, which is out in July. I so, so seriously love the hero of this one. He’s an ex-alcoholic, formerly serially adulterous, ex-rock star. He is sexy as hell. Even reading the proofs with a pencil in my hand is getting me hot and bothered. Oh, baby.

April 2, 2008 | parenthood

1) If you ask him to go find his shoes, he finds them (usually under the couch), brings them to you, and says “shu, shu” while placing them on top of his feet.

2) When he gets the toy rabbit from his toy farm, he makes it hop.

3) He pushes little cars all round the room going “brrrm brrrm”.

4) When he sees a mug, he says “Tea!” and smacks his lips to signify deliciousness.

5) He picks up all the Cheerios dropped on the floor during breakfast and puts them on his high chair tray.

6) When he sees a cat or a dog, he points at it and shouts “Kitty! Kitty!” Today, walking down the street, he did this to a dog being walked by an elderly gentleman. The gentleman promptly pointed at Fecklet and shouted “Baby! Baby!”

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