Monthly Archives: December 2011

Bugger off 2011. And shut the door on your way out.

So wrote a dear friend to me this past week. Truer words could not have been spoken. I am so glad to see the back of 2011. And I know SO MANY PEOPLE who would say the same. There have … Continue reading →

New faves: 1. FAVORITE WEBSITE I have found and lost quite a few websites. Some blogs have just stopped….others I have grown out of. And also, on the whole I have spent far less time on-line than other years. I … Continue reading →

I was reading over at the FABULOUS SuburbanMum’s blog how she was home this Christmas and it struck her how her mum seemed to have deteriorated in the last few months – well since she had last seen her. This … Continue reading →

I was reading an article this week about some ‘sleb who did not quite fit the mould in describing her literary taste. I can’t remember quite who it was but she has an interest in historical fiction and mentioned how … Continue reading →

Houses rented – 1 Children lost – 0 Loads of laundry done – 15+ Turkeys eaten – 1 Dame Edna Pantos watched – 1 Buses caught in the wrong direction – 2 Plays seen – 1 Plays I’ve fallen asleep … Continue reading →

Walking miles. Seeing the sights. Hitting the sales. Traveling all over the place….

So we are the ones staying in London for Christmas whilst it seems a lot of other people head off to families etc. We have semi done the family bit here – having had the in-laws down here with us. … Continue reading →

…it is a whole week since the school ‘carol concert’ – not an actual play this year… and that the music teacher who caused a lot of us parents ‘much concern’ has ‘now resigned.’ (Which came first – the push … Continue reading →

As a family we are not good at playing ‘Charades’ – in fact we never do at all. This is probably why I laughed so hard the other day when Hubby did the hand signal for ’2 words. Film.’ – … Continue reading →