On our trip up north last weekend we made it as far as Hadrian's Wall . By the time I got to the top, I needed to sit down. The Roman...

  Photo Credit: D Sharon Pruitt (Creative Commons) Today is ... PENCIL DAY. Or at least, the day on which the pencil with a rubber attach...

Outside my window ... a beautiful sunny spring day, warm enough to go out without a coat. I am thinking ... about the final assignment...

Cherub and books are an unpredictable combination. Being Miss Stubborn and Contrary she wants to choose her own books, not let me choose the...

Last night Angel and I went to watch the first performance of Star's Year 8 school play. There is a tradition at her school that Year 8 ...

Outside my window ... a little grey, but forecast to be a nice spring day. I actually managed to go out without a coat yesterday. So glad ...

I don't have much blogging time but feel the urge to write something, so I thought I'd try this Five Minute Friday meme from Gypsy...

If you wonder where I have been, the back end of last week was busy, and this week has been crazy! I spent more than half of Monday night in...

I liked this simple meme idea from Pamela at When Good People Get Together . The idea is to post about something that is on the calendar for...

I have been enjoying two TV treats over the past few weeks. First, a golden oldie ... Upstairs Downstairs . The original series, not the rec...

Outside my window ... a bright, sunny day, but still chilly. It is nice to see the sun, but I am longing for warmthm thinking ... about Len...

I am under par this week - struggling through a combination of a bruised back and a mild stomach bug - and can't summon up seven thought...

A few pictures from our trip to the London Aquarium on Monday. Cherub and Little Friend N had a great time, especially so because they had e...

Outside my window ... four degrees (40F), wet and miserable. I'll be glad to see the back of February. I am thinking ... how nice ...

1. I have been feeling so sad all week for the people of Christchurch, New Zealand, as they deal with the terrible effects of this week...

I have been meaning for a while to join Ginny's Yarn Along , which has been popping up at various blogs I read. These are the instructio...

Outside my window ... it has been a thoroughly miserable cold, wet, muddy  February day.   I am thinking ... it is time to get back into...

Outside my window ... it has been raining overnight (again), but looks quite nice this morning. We have been getting alternating rain and...

A few days ago Jenn at Conversion Diary asked " what is the religious climate in your country? ". I found the answers fascinating...

Playing Categories in the car today, Cherub asked Grandma to think of "a fruit that begins with T ... something that the big girls like...