A picture is still worth a thousand words – especially on twitter. A lovely friend of mine was kind enough to not only read my book on holiday, but take it up Mount Etna to photograph it. I thought for quite a while about the words I’d tag it with when I posted it on …
Bungee straps and parcel tape are invaluable when it comes to small fixes in the home (though it isn’t exactly invisible mending). As you can see from the photographs below, parcel tape is brilliant at keeping two ends of a curtain pole together. As for the bungee strap – who would have thought it would …
Or I could have called this: it’s dangerous to listen to your children Regular visitors to this blog (go on, I know there are a couple of you) will remember that back in the beginning of August my family visited Thailand. While we were there we had a ride on an elephant and started to …
What I’ve learnt this week: it’s possible to fall in love with an inanimate object Read More »
An over in cricket it 6 balls. Forty overs is a flipping long time to watch a side bat, and then you have another forty overs to watch them field. If your family play football, it takes up 90 minutes of your Saturday. If your family play cricket, it takes up the whole day. There …
What I’ve learnt over the years about cricket: a female perspective Read More »
Thailand was fantastic – exotic, beautiful, exciting – but there really is no place like home. The English countryside in late summer is peaceful, soothing, like a cosy blanket. That being said, I’m already planning my next holiday. It’s easier to appreciate what you have when you take a break from it now and again. …