Outside My Window ... a cloudy morning. The forecast says sunny intervals, but I haven't seen any yet. I am thinking ... about my to...

Firming up on my earlier thoughts , and posting a list to keep myself accountable: Things To Do For Myself Throw out 30 more bags of stu...

Home again, from one of my very favourite places. We had a lovely week. More pictures to come once I have got them uploaded to Flickr.

Star's design and technology class at school had to design and make a balancing toy, using various woodwork and metalwork techniques. Th...

I thought I'd jot down the plans the new headmaster has for Star's school - if nothing else, it will be interesting to look back and...

Outside My Window ... early morning cloud, with the promise of a hot summer's day. The forecast for the rest of the week features rain ...

. 1. My discovery of the week ... streaming music via Spotify . I can now listen to pretty much any music I like, for as long as I like, fo...

A halfway through the month update on how my July plans are coming along: Knit something and finish it - even my knitting is drifting (so...

Outside My Window ... last week's heatwave broke overnight. It's now cool and damp. I am thinking ... about the summer. We have a...

Tevye and I went out to a local pub carvery last night, prompting this conversation with Cherub today: Cherub: What did you have to eat la...

1. In keeping with my new header ... this coming Sunday is Sea Sunday in the UK. I love the sea, but it is easy to forget its dangers, the ...

Time to move on to a new blog design for summer. I have switched back to an old header picture of St. Michael's Mount in Cornwall, which...

Today I made chocolate caramel shortbread ... that is one thing crossed off my list of things to do in July . Here is the recipe I used, f...

Outside My Window ... grey clouds with the sun starting to break through. Another pleasantly warm and mostly sunny week forecast. I am th...

Some of Cherub's recent pictures. She loves the Get Squiggling TV show in which a cartoon character called Squiglet draws pictures that...

  1. After all the waiting and worrying, my Mum's operation was cancelled. Last minute blood tests showed a low blood count and the sur...

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...