Organic “self-sufficientism”!

I was watching BBC Breakfast this morning, when a piece about self-sufficiency came on (This is the website of the guys who were there to promote their greener lifestyles). It was interesting because it reminded me of my teenage years when my mother grew a large proportion of our vegetables in our large back garden. [...]

I’m moving into the 21st Century at last!

Yay! As of tomorrow (if all goes according to plan) I will be catching up with the modern age! Yes, that’s right, tomorrow afternoon, a very nice man (don’t know who he is, but I’m sure he’ll be lovely!) will be coming to install broadband and digital TV in my home! And not only will [...]

Follow up to ‘The Hedgerow Bomb’

Some of my regular readers will remember that a couple of weeks ago I posted a blog about some council workers in Ceredigion who found a discarded bomb in a hedgerow. Those among you with good memories will also remember that I mentioned a story I remembered hearing from my Dad along similar lines. Well, [...]

Motherhood – a joy and a blessing

I’ve read a lot of blogs recently on the subject of infertility and desperately trying (almost) anything to have children. I’ve been blessed with having no problems having my two children, and I have no reason to suspect that I’d be unsuccessful if I were to try to have more babies. I feel for these [...]

New feed subscription added

I’ve added a new widget (it’s in the sidebar under large websites) to make it easier for any of you who wish to subscribe to my blog via a feedreader. It’s by Feedburner, and it seems really good. If you click on it, it gives you the choice as to which feedreader you want to [...]

Easter baking – chocolate cupcakes and biscuits

A couple of weeks ago I promised my husband that I would make cake for him ready for Easter Day, so that he could celebrate the end of Lent in style! I’d forgotten all about it until I came home from work on Saturday and he reminded me, so these were my last-minute baking efforts [...]

Gnocchi with a Mediterranean sauce

As promised, here I am, even though I’m showing up a bit earlier than I expected. My Easter weekend hasn’t been quite so frantic with activity as I thought it would be. I managed to get a last-minute half day holiday from work on Saturday, which was really nice. Then I had a lovely lazy [...]

Easter bonnets for boys

How do you go about making a ‘butch’ Easter bonnet for boys? Answers on a postcard please, to the usual address…or a comment would be fine! I really should have taken some time to do some internet research, but instead I spent all my time trawling round Cardiff’s shops trying to find anything which would [...]

Some photos for you this Easter weekend!

As it’s a bank holiday weekend and I have my family around me, I’m not sure how much time I’ll have for blogging, so I thought I’d hop on and write a short post for you now. It’s been a strange week. I feel as if I’ve been busy, but can’t remember actually getting very [...]

Easter weekend fun!

So, only three more school days before my children break up for the Easter holiday. I’m going to be on the look out for places to take them, and activities to do. I’m really hoping that the weather improves, although my father tells me that the weather is due to get colder over the weekend. [...]