1. How do you feel about the marshmallow Easter Peeps? Which are ... what??? 2. Chickens are notoriously nervous creatures. When you ar...

This week's weather forecast ... The price we pay for living in a "green and pleasant land".

Outside My Window ... wet and horrible. Spring at its worst. Maybe good for plants, but not for people! I am thinking ... about plans for...

1.  What is your favorite sign of Spring? Warmth! The first day when it is warm enough to go outside without a coat. I love being able to ...

Outside My Window ... a dull, grey and breezy March day. I am thinking ... about what I want to do once Cherub is at school full time. I ...

Star is my design minded daughter and knew exactly how she wanted her room. For the colour scheme she chose a deep red and white. The longes...

... we have ways of dealing with children who misbehave. We put them in a cage. And anyone who complains gets the cage treatment too. ...

1. On a scale of 1-10, how superstitious are you, honestly? Zero. 2. Julius Caesar is quoted as saying, "I came, I saw, I conquered...

Outside My Window ... it still doesn't really look like spring. It is a little warmer this week, but there are no obvious signs of gree...

1. How old is the oldest pair of shoes in your closet? Do hiking boots that I have had for nineteen years count? 2. Did you buy Girl Sco...

Outside My Window ... exactly the same as last week. Another bright and sunny but crisp and cold day. More frost tonight, I think. I am t...

Steaming ahead now with the 40 Trash Bag Challenge ... five bags of books in Week 4, and five bags of clothes in Week 5. Past the half way ...

1. Do you prefer even or odd numbers? Any particular reason? Odd. They are more interesting. You get prime numbers and one, which is its...

Outside My Window ... blue skies and a bright, sunny morning. Still chilly, with a frost this morning, but spring is lurking in there somewh...

Running a bit behind on my 40 Trash Bag Challenge (week 2 was not a success!), but I managed to get rid of another six bags over weeks 2 an...

Outside My Window ... a cold winter evening with the remains of today's snow on the ground. It snowed non-stop all morning, but quickly...

Conversation between Cherub and her uncle ... Cherub: Let's play night times! Uncle: How do you play that? Cherub: Well ... we hav...

A conversation with Cherub, who was playing with my iPod Touch ...   Cherub: I'm going to get an iPod of my own. A Barbie iPod ... wit...

Outside My Window ... a grey and damp February morning I am thinking ... about what to put in my trash bags . I have fallen behind over ...

  Inspired by Willa , I am trying the 40 Trash Bag Challenge from Simply Catholic .  Here are the rules: 1. Pick what size of trash bag yo...