The weather ... has been very warm and humid. We had heavy rain on Saturday evening which has left it cooler and less sticky. We are lucky ...

Sometimes this seems to be the only way I can blog. Time is at a premium at the moment as I slog through this last module of my course. Reco...

The weather ... where is summer? I'm tired of being cold. When the sun comes out it is nice enough, but as soon as it disappears it get...

Helen has been offered a job! Or more accurately, an apprenticeship. In the UK most 18 year olds with the right qualifications move on to un...

I promised some pictures from Rose's birthday, then realised that I can't post most of them as they show other people's children...

The weather ... Lovely when the sun comes out, chilly when it doesn't. Feels more like early May than June. I am wearing ... black and...

1. The view from my Kindle at the lakeside park on Monday. 2. The moment before a certain daughter realised her tongue had frozen to the ice...

Last week my job share partner and myself spent a day walking through the North Bedfordshire countryside in the name of research - we are tr...

The weather ... lovely May weather both yesterday and today, with sunshine and blue skies with some puffy white clouds. When the sun goes b...

The weather ... At times last week felt more like February than May, sometimes wet, sometimes cold and grey. Yesterday was sunny and quite ...

Two things I have been doing this week: (1) Medieval stuff (2) Playing with picture apps On Thursday Tevye and I went for a walk in a villag...

The weather ... Brrr! Changeable and definitely not feeling as though summer is round the corner. I am wearing ... pyjamas. I am reading ...

It is almost a done deal (as in 99% certain, just waiting for paperwork) that from the beginning of June I will be working full time as an ...

1. I have the most fascinating and varied job imaginable! A quick summary of my working day: researching a 19th century murder; tracking dow...

(Oops! Where did the last month go?) The weather ... a beautiful May day, mostly warm and sunny, with a little cloud. The first Monday of M...

A few things that have been going on over the last couple of weeks ... It snowed. Again. This has been the longest winter I can remember. ...

The Easter Bunny wishes you a very hoppy Easter!

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