A critical question for an almost one year old. The answer in this instance is to shuffle her wee butt around with daily increasing adeptness and speed. The ...

That would be me - not the actual baby. Although this is a picture of the baby being geeked which I know is off topic, but she's so darn cute at the moment...

I got some goodies from Klean Kanteen Pip needed a drinks bottle and the Lifeventure flask I bought about five years ago has lost part of its rubber seal. I...

An really sweet and unexpected parcel. I came across a box when I stumbled in through the door this afternoon. The afternoon had been slightly more frantic ...

Last week I was trying to do to much. Now I'm supposed to be doing nothing at all. You think you know what you're doing. You think you're listening to your...

Great ideas don't always work out - this is what I have found out recently 1. LUSH Shampoo and conditioner bars - obvious right? Well... Shampoo bars I'm tot...

After last week's post, I looked around my kitchen and figured it was time to make some more changes. I've made a sort of pre-New Year's resolution: every c...

Ok, so it' s been a while since I wrote anything. Term started and I found myself mostly asleep on the sofa in the evening - but more about that later. One ...

Lots of being sociable and community spirited. Saturday was the street party - we've had one each summer for the last four years. It was initially inspired ...

This is the second of the promised tea posts. It is about my recently developed infatuation for Pukka teas. Look at all the pretty boxes in my cupboard! (Th...

This is what I think of Kit & Kin The normal order of the day here is cloth. Happy fluffy enormous cloth bum. At least at the daytime, at night we use the ...

Another list? A list of a 100 brilliant books by women has just been published for this year's Hay Literary Festival. I had a look through it and as always w...

Specifically the leaves. There are actually two posts I need to write about tea. This one is about leaves, the other one is about how I have rather suddenly ...

Blake and Huxley. "To see a World in a Grain of Sand and a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand and Eternity in an hour." I read t...

Happy bum post arrived. Another eco parcel was waiting for me and Sally when we got back from swimming this morning. It was especially appreciated after wal...

It is probably irreverant to thank heaven for the break when it is centrered around celebrating the rather troubling end and reappearance of the Lord in ques...

THE FANTASTIC FLYING JOURNEY AND THE FANTASTIC DINOSAUR ADVENTURE Some of the things you remember from your childhood aren't quite as good when you share the...

SO, SO EXCITED. The play is cast, first read through was today. It is just fab hearing all the words spoken outside of my own head. And you know what? It ...

I'm a day late, but then so was the parcel. Women and books - what more could you want? I love this series. We are trying to raise a daughter that is unafra...

Husband has not been impressed with how many times he's had to answer the door this week... but then he does say he doesn't have enough human interaction whe...