Sometimes my children play a game where they repeat the same word over and over again unti we all think it sounds really strange. Say ‘box’, or ‘unusual’ too many times and both sound and look wierd. Wierd is also a wierd word.

When I was putting make up on the other day it suddenly seemed strange to be painting my face. I think it was because I was watching a home decorating programme at the time. Suddenly it seemed very odd to have to colour my face in every day.

Ironing my clothes this morning, I found myself straightening my hair half an hour later, and realised that despite the wording, I had also ironed my hair (or straightened my clothes.)

We wash cars, floors and selves, put oil in cars, add omega 3 or olive oil to our diets. We cut our hair and file our nails, cut our grass and trim hedges.

We repot plants and move to larger homes.

Plants, animals and humans all guzzle water.

We all know all these things but it seems wierd when you really think of all the parallels there are between humans/animals and plants and the process of life.