At Shrewsbury I spent some time browsing in a second hand bookshop (bliss! no comments of "Mum ... hurry up !" or "oh no! not...

Yesterday Tevye gave me a day off (stand up, dear, and take your round of applause!), so I took a day trip to explore a town I have never v...

How do you like my new medieval theme? I was playing with customised themes for my Multiply site and decided to update my Blogger template t...

You know your almost 14 month old is built on a very, very miniature scale when you buy her a cute little knitted dress and jeans set in the...

Thirteen countries on my tourist wish list (excluding any I have already visited) ... 1. Peru. Maybe I read too much Paddington Bear as a ch...

You’re Constantine The Great! Though he did not accept baptism until the very end of his days, Constantine was the first Christian Roman Emp...

In the past month or so things keep falling apart on us. The list of casualties includes Henry the Hoover, Tevye's mobile phone, the Fre...

MacBooks have a very neat magnetic connection between the power lead and the computer. It is so simple to use, even a one year old could do ...

Angel: What was that fish I liked when we were in Greece? I think it had something to do with a shoe? Tevye: Sole ...

My blog rating ... Not a single bad word to its name ... unlike the PG-rated Margaret in Minnesota and Katherine . Of course, I can't t...

As I have no homeschooling plans to put together for next year, my mind has turned to Little Cherub. Yes, yes. I know she is only thirteen m...

Got it. Read it. Enjoyed it. Normal service is now resumed.

... it's pouring (again), and we have postponed our planned trip to Wicksteed Park for the second week running. This was the view from o...

Thirteen ways to enjoy summer, despite the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad, wet and miserable weather we have had for the past two mon...

I passed! I Scored a 100% ! HT: Studeo

Not now that I have discovered GOOGLE CALENDAR !!!!!!!! (I admit it may be an exaggeration to say I will never be late again, but at least I...

Pasta! What do you mean it's supposed to go in my mouth?

Inspired by a friend's mysterious disappearing post I found this ... You Are a Cappuccino You're fun, outgoing, and you love to try ...

Another task finished! Before ... ... and after The white wicker baskets are from Ikea. The larger basket on the right is for books. The oth...

Thirteen things I love about just turned one year olds ... 1. Giggles and tickles. 2. Hugs. Little Cherubs idea of a hug is more of a snuggl...