I am an inveterate Church visitor. Even Tevye has come to appreciate exploring Churches we come across in our travels - or at least, to enjo...

I am still fighting a battle with electronic gremlins The DVD drive on my new laptop is faulty. This means I should be able to return it und...

We saw it ... myself, Angel and Star, and Next Door, as our neighbours are generically known here (all five of them - two adults, three chil...

I have no idea where I got this book, but must have picked it up because I am intrigued by the author, William Cobbett. He was the subject o...

I promised Faith I would do this meme when I got home. I'll cheat a little and include my holiday reading as well as my current reads. ...

I couldn't resist trying this one. Type "(Your name) needs" into Google and see what you get. Ignoring the less savoury result...

Back in the land of good plumbing and bad weather! And yes, we had a lovely break. Very lazy, with a shamefully large amount of time just sp...

Back in two weeks, when I will catch up with the "What are you reading right now?" meme for which Faith has tagged me. Picture b...

Tomorrow we leave for two weeks of sea, sun and sand on the Greek island of Corfu, so this week's theme had to be Greek. Here are thirte...

For some reason Brideshead made me think of hats and Catholicism of course, but not being Catholic I was unsure how to go about knitting a r...

I am reading a book about living in an ecologically and ethically responsible way (the title escapes my foggy brain) and was inspired to che...

The government here has been reviewing the law regarding home education and considering whether to impose new regulations. Given the general...

Hmmm! Very interesting! Recognising that the old distinctions between left and right have blurred and become more complex, The Political Com...

My blog has a new look, thanks to a new blog ... Moms Who Blog , where a generous group of experienced bloggers are passing on tips and tric...

1. May (hawthorn) blossom 2. Maypoles 3. Ice cream vans 4. Ducks 5. Lambs 6. The Padstow 'Obby 'Oss 7. Picnics 8. Bluebells 9. Crick...

Like many other homeschoolers, I enjoyed taking part in the recent Homeschool Blog Awards. One of the organisers, Heather , was recently dia...

... though not yet wireless. Thank you St. Isidore! And also thanks to a nice, helpful young man from the Tiscali helpline in India who gave...

The good ... I am managing to do a reasonable number of workouts . I have decided I like the Taebo one much the best - it leaves me feeling ...

Karen E posted a link on her blog to an internet poetry archive where you can hear poets reading their own work. It reminded me that a whil...

Indeed there are, Angel. Indeed there are! Most unusually, yesterday was a free day for us. We went to Mass on Saturday night in anticipatio...