I am in a knitting frenzy and made this in just three days ... Isn't it cute? When I tried it on Cherub she spent some time spinning and...

The secret in our town centre ... What is hiding behind the scaffolding? This ... Photo by Mags D on Flickr (Creative Commons) A fifteenth c...

Outside My Window ... raindrops on the leaves of the garden hedge. I am thinking ... how nice it is to be at the start of another week. I ...

I just realised BBC iPlayer shows a list of the last items I watched. Apparently they were ... Desperate Romantics Youth Hostelling: The Fir...

____________________ 1. The kitchen is finished. The carpet is finished. The workmen are - almost - gone. Unfortunately the (new) dishwashe...

The idea for this corner view was to take pictures at 6.45pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I clean forgot until Sunday (when it wasn't...

The girls (mine plus J and A-Next-Door) had a wonderful time at the pick-your-own farm yesterday. Star did her best to get stuck in the mud....

I am testing out the BlogPress application on my iPod Touch. It is supposed to let me add pictures, so as I am short of photos of Angel here...

Outside My Window ... watery blue sky after torrential rain at the back end of last week. I am thinking ... how nice it would be if Cherub...

____________________ 1. On Tuesday we had new carpet fitted in the living room, hall, stairs and landing and all the work we have been doin...

Our weather is downright unreasonable. This morning I hung my laundry on the line ... I checked the sky, and there was plenty of sun breakin...

I am from open coal fires, from Marmite, fish fingers and Wall's ice cream. I am from the half-thatched farmhouse on top of the hill, wi...

Either we are stuck in the middle of a swine flu hotspot, or there is something else nasty making the rounds. It is hard to tell, given that...

Outside My Window ... grey skies and showers forecast. Hoping they will hold off long enough for my laundry to dry. (ETA: Phew! Rescued it ...

____________________ 1. Good news to start with - the best sort of news! My blogging friend Melanie has a new baby , born yesterday morni...

Scientific name: Lonicera periclymenum Family: Caprifoliaceae Flowers: June to September This native European honeysuckle is one of 180 diff...

Our local country park, with ancient woodland ... And a lake ... Trees and water always make me feel peaceful, though with a three year old ...

I have a backlog of flowers I have identified, so I'm going to try to catch up a bit over the next few days. Starting off with the blueb...

Outside My Window ... blue sky and white cloud, but rain and much cooler weather is forecast for today and tomorrow. I am thinking ... abo...

Lots of "Happy 4th July" posts on my blogroll got me thinking ... (Pause to send belated good wishes to my American readers.) Why ...