A new pair of hand knitted socks Miserable weather (these were large, wet snowflakes on the car windscreen) not rain Celebrating an 18th bir...

A few pictures from a trip to London with Rose at half term. The plan was to go to the Natural History and Science Museums, and to see Big B...

The weather ... Just the tiniest hint of spring in the air. I am wearing ... Jeans, long sleeved navy t-shirt, long blue hand knitted swea...

The weather  ... today was clear and sunny and at one point I even felt a tiny bit of warmth in the sun. The forecast is for temperatures to...

The weather ... The snow melted, was replaced by unseasonably warm temperatures marred by wind and rain, and is now back to cool but dry. I...

The weather ... Snow!!! An inch or two last Friday, followed by more on Sunday giving about 4 inches in total. Helen and Marie's school...

The weather ... an inch or two of snow yesterday. Now thawing slowly, but freezing temperatures predicted for the rest of the week. I am we...

The weather ... miserable. Last year was the wettest on record for England. This year has started the way last year ended - grey, damp and ...

We celebrated New Year with local friends so were actually about 40 miles from London, but we enjoyed the fireworks on TV (the pictures are ...

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 ...