Oh my goodness! I knew it had been a while since I posted, but not that long! December is always a busy month, with lots of carol playing w...

The weather ... alternating between dull late autumn weather and bright late autumn weather. I am wearing ... Black trousers, dark red l...

The weather ... Chilly but at least it is dry after a miserable, wet day yesterday. I am wearing ... Green skinny jeans, black long sleeve...

So much for posting earlier in October as I promised last month ! Here is October's picture book list a day into November: The Tiny Seed...

Ten standbys I try to keep in stock so that I can always grab something healthy to eat: 1. Bananas 2. Fruit bars (usually Nakd bars) ...

The weather ... back to more of the dull, grey autumn weather after a cold weekend. It was frosty here, but some parts of the country had s...

Some short takes for Sunday as I didn't get round to writing any on Friday! 1. The bright spot in what was otherwise a rather stressfu...

For the last couple of days I have taken a portion of this tasty veggie dish to work to eat for lunch. Based on root vegetables, pineapple a...

The weather ... foggy and damp. Blah. I am wearing ... black skinny jeans, black and cream floral tunic, black cardigan, old black socks (...

I still haven't managed to edit the pictures I took at the Harry Potter studio tour - iPhone 4 combined with fairly low lighting levels ...

Trying to eat more healthily has encouraged me to be more adventurous in making sandwiches and to try to include at least one portion of fru...

Oh dear. I'm getting rather hopelessly behind on this 31 days, but I'm just going to do the best I can. I usually take my own lunch ...

The weather ... wet again. I am so over all this rain! I am wearing ... my comfy snowflake pyjamas. I am reading ... A Country in the Moo...

These are my snack time secret weapon: A chocolate hit but also a whole portion of fruit in a bar. The ingredients are dates (40%), cashews ...

Oops! I'm getting behind so this will be a quick catch-up post. I usually eat breakfast at 6.30 and don't get lunch until 1, so need...

I am a breakfast person and find it easy to believe that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Without breakfast I simply wouldn...

These days I try to make sure the bread I eat packs a nutritional punch, so I usually opt for bread with added grains or seeds. My stand ...

The weather  ... more of last week's autumnal weather. Cooler, but nothing extreme. I am wearing  ... black trousers, black floral sweat...

A lot of diets I see mentioned online these days seem to be low carb or grain free. That sounds much too complicated and restrictive for ...