1. All the snow and ice we had in December and at the beginning of the year has left our roads in a sorry state. Our town seems to be part...

That an essential piece of equipment for an aspiring dancer is one of these ... Star informs me that if you are going to dance at festival...

Outside My Window ... rain again. Cherub is happy. She loves to jump in puddles. I am thinking ... about colour schemes for our bedroom,...

Oh, what a bad book blogger I am. After a good first six months of reading and reviewing, my 4 x 10 reading challenge fizzled out. I can...

I haven't posted one of these in a long time. If you enjoy trivia read on, if not please feel free to jump to the next blog. This was ...

Outside My Window ... damp and miserable but much warmer than it has been for the past month. There was more snow on Wednesday, but only a ...

Anyone who has taken small children to church will know it is rarely a restful or prayerful experience. Some days are better than others; so...

Little Cherub finally made it to her first dance class on Thursday. She was very excited ... which made taking pictures difficult. She co...

Sunday was a musical day, albeit a rather eccentric one. Musical Interlude No.1 Instrument: Trombone Location: Golf course. First te...

Outside My Window ... another half inch of snow last night to top off last week's snow, which was just beginning to melt. I am thinki...

"Winter is my favourite and my best!" says Cherub. She is, as anyone in the UK with small girls will probably recognise, a fan of ...

A couple of throw away comments recently set me thinking about the way our children eat compared to the way Tevye and I ate as children back...

Outside My Window ... winter. A light dusting of snow, topped with sparkling frost. More snow predicted this week. I am thinking ... ab...

Looking out of the door to see a misty morning ... "It's very froggy out there!" Inspecting the sour cream and chive dip on ...

We have had a few days of thoroughly wintery weather, which we rarely get before Christmas. Two or three inches of snow on Thursday night le...

Outside My Window ... lovely snow. Not a US style blizzard, but a good coating that has been here for four days now, with no sign of thawi...

I mentioned that I have been enjoying carols from Maddy Prior and the Carnival Band this Advent, and thought it would be fun to share some o...

I got the Playmobil nativity set out today for Cherub. Various snippets overheard since ... "Stop that, you naughty sheep!" ...

... of odd Christmas decorations. First, there was the foil wrapped pub. The whole place was like this - every exposed beam that could be ...