Tracing Rainbows

This project got started last summer when I was on holiday – and all through the winter has languished, unfinished in a carrier bag. But n...

I having been pondering on this one – and I am still undecided. I often think I should like to be a minimalist – simplifying things, and red...

Having gone to bed by 8.15m on Friday night, I was up again at 11.50pm! I’d had a good rest and was still dozy when Bob brought me a cup of ...

Today I was back in the school where I worked in the spring. I am providing SATs support for year 6 pupils in the morning, and then working ...

You just have to smile when a five year old, asked to write a sentence about somebody in his family [and all around him are writing ‘My Dad ...

We gave ourselves a gift in August. Well, two actually. We had decided to mark our 35th Anniversary with a slate sign for ‘'Cornerstones...

Thank you everybody who left such lovely compliments about the dress I wore for Moira’s wedding. Yes, I did feel amazingly glamorous in...

I have always been fascinated by the mysteries surrounding Jack The Ripper. Liz knows this, and five years ago took me to the City Of London...

Three things which I did this weekend, which made life easier 1 – First tip - If you have just changed your car [elderly blue Daewoo] for...

Do you remember this picture ? Something lurking behind the shower curtain at the end of July. They were the silk flower arrangements prepar...

This clever ad made me laugh Following the comment by Mrs N, here's a picture of  Ronan - and she is right -  they DO look sim...

Thank you everybody for the encouraging comments. The work-life balance is a little out of kilter this week, but I am confident it will be...