In a post about children's books a friend asked "what children's books would you recommend?". I can't resist that que...

Out of the mouths of babes ... "Mummy, the flowers in the garden look desperate for some water." At least her vocabulary skills...

Outside My Window ... blue skies. Looks like another hot sunny day - we have had temperatures in the high 20s (80s farenheit) for the last ...

Inspired by Jenn at As Cozy as Spring I thought I'd list a few plans for July ... I seem to be going through a drifting stage, where...

In my annual fit of gardening enthusiasm - which, I confess, sometimes only lasts as long as it takes to make a trip to the garden centre an...

Arghh!!!!! I just accidentally deleted my quick takes three words from the end of take seven. How? How???? Briefly, as best I can remembe...

I just picked up a new book - The Africa House , by Christina Lamb - and realised I have a very specific routine when I start a book: Read ...

Outside My Window ... a perfect summer day. I am thinking ...what to cook for our international meal with neighbours on Friday evening...

1. Success of the week: Little Cherub worked out how to pedal her bike (with stabilisers). The bike was a lucky find - someone was having a...

Six cars I have owned (As a bonus, the first car I drove was a 1950s Austin Cambridge that once belonged to my grandfather. I learned to ...

This year Cherub badly wanted to have a "real" birthday party. She wanted a fairy theme ...  ... and a bouncy castle (inflatabl...

Outside My Window ... so far this morning blue skies with a little fluffy white cloud, threatening dark grey clouds, and back to sun peekin...

As brass banding is taking over my life a bit at the moment - June and July are busy months for playing at fetes and bandstands, not to ment...

Clare at Battlements of Rubies has kindly passed on to me a Sunshine Award: Given the weather we have had this week - rain, cloud, heavy...

1. Over half term J-next-door (age 15) spent nine days in Bulgaria with a group of older teens from her church youth group, working with gy...

I often read blog posts and marvel at the beauty the authors have created in their homes. There are different styles of beauty - like Lucy...

I enjoyed doing my random half dozen last week, so I think I'll carry it on through June. Feel free to play along and do one of your own...

Our Little Cherub is four! And very proud of it she is too. So far as she is concerned, she is now officially BIG, although the reality is t...

I was tagged by Melanie at The Wine Dark Sea for this meme: Here's how the project works: Write down the following, snap a picture (...

Outside My Window ... cloudy, could-do-anything sort of weather. I am thinking ... about everything I need to do today. Catch up time aft...