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“A blog for those who don’t like reading or writing”

Anita Mathias — Tue, 11 May 2010 12:27:00 +0000

Roy, watching me tear the shrink-wrap off a packet of crackers with my teeth is now threatening to have a video-blog for those who don’t like reading or writing. He’s only to follow me through my day, recording my eccentricities, he threatens. Roy and writing–cognitive dissonance. However, he claims he wants to have a blog […]

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In which Roy cruelly nixes my lavender kitchen

Anita Mathias — Sat, 08 May 2010 13:55:00 +0000

I now have a freshly painted kitchen, painted by Roy. I so wanted to paint it lavender, like the kitchens I saw in Provence (yellow, bright blue…) but Roy said if it was lavender, I would have to do all the cooking as he wouldn’t step into it. “Haven’t you heard of feminism?” I asked […]

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In which Family Life Makes us Laugh

Anita Mathias — Wed, 05 May 2010 10:50:00 +0000

Whenever the girls did anything amazing, I would observe proudly, “Isn’t she good? See how well I have brought her up?” The other day, Roy was very noble, and I observed proudly, “Isn’t he nice? See how well I brought…” Irene said, “YOU brought him up?” Roars of laughter!

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Hiding the Evidence of a Crime!

Anita Mathias — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:50:00 +0000

I finally got fed up of waiting for Roy to do it and painted two rooms myself, in an amateurish way, staining my clothes, spilling paint, very uneven! But it was so satisfying. I was insufferably pleased with myself. Roy said, “Well, if THAT’S painting, why do people charge so much for it?” But there’s no one […]

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I didn’t marry you for cleverer or stupider.

Anita Mathias — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:47:00 +0000

I (successfully) tried to get the lean, muscular Roy to go to the gym with me. Exasperated, he said, “Anita, I married you for better or for worse, richer or poorer. I did not say “for stupider or cleverer.” Irene listened with furrowed brows, then whispered, “Mummy, what does he mean? Who is getting […]

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