The weather ... A nasty, wet morning, after a frosty start yesterday. It still feels more like autumn than winter. I am wearing ... blac...

Back in August I bought a (very cheap!) set of 42 Rainbow Magic books for Cherub and complained that it was madness . Quite how the publishe...

Last year I wrapped a book a day for Cherub during Advent. Some she loved, others she refused to have anything to do with. This year I think...

The weather  ... more of the same, mostly grey and damp, though still warmer than usual for November. It is supposed to be getting colder as...

The weather  ... still very, very Novemberish. Grey and damp, occasional sun peaking through, not particularly cold. I am wearing  ... bla...

Sorry, can't mention parrots without thinking Monty Python. A recent conversation with Star: Star (all excited): I know what I want ...

I keep thinking of things I want to blog about, then never get around to writing. Maybe if I post a list here as a place marker it will give...

The weather  ... November. Ugh. Yesterday was so grey it felt as though it never got properly light. I am wearing  ... black and white py...

For a long time I have been ambivalent about Halloween. When I was a child, Halloween was a very minor date on the calendar. I remember bobb...

The weather  ... an autumnal mix of sun, cloud, wind and rain, but warmer than average for late October. I am wearing  ... black and white...

I did a nice photo blog from our day in Chichester last week, which caused my phone to blow a 3G (mobile data) gasket when I tried to upload...

1. Too late for 7 Quick Takes this week, and I'm not sure I can come up with seven things to say, so this is just a random number of qui...

The weather ... all over the place - sun, wind and rain in quick succession. I am wearing ... pyjamas and fluffy dressing gown. I am r...

Oh dear! Where did last week go? Bad blogger! The weather ... still a warm and pleasant early autumn, but supposed to be getting cooler a...

The weather ... Indian summer over and into autumn, although this week the forecast is for warmer than usual temperatures again - nothing l...

I am writing this on my iPhone on the train, thanks to Apple. Smartphones existed before iPhone, but it was iPhone that made everyone (ok Te...

Finding a stuffed animal takeover on the stairs when I got home from work ********************************* Meeting a blogging friend fo...

The weather ... The last day of a six day heatwave of glorious, hot Indian summer weather, including the highest October temperature ever r...

Linds at Rocking Chair Reflections held a giveaway ... and I won! Look what arrived in the post yesterday: Isn't it beautiful! I...

I am trying to record the changing seasons by taking a picture of the same patch of countryside each month - one of my Day Zero Project idea...