You see? Chocolate IS the elixir of life!

Well, nearly! I am shamelessly stealing this link about ten things you didn’t know about chocolate at the Ethical Superstore.com from Welshpurpletree (not quite shamelessly given that I’m crediting her, but dramatic licence dahling!)
The very first fact on the list of things which is not commonly known about chocolate is that it is good for coughs, due [...]

Councils investing in foreign banks

I am obviously totally naive. I assumed that our council tax was going towards improving the areas in which we live, not being invested in offshore accounts. The news today about the number of councils who have invested in Icelandic banks is especially annoying given the repeated increases in council tax which we have had [...]

Cheeky’s crafting attempt!

I just thought I’d share with you Cheeky’s latest crafting attempt. One of his teachers is leaving tomorrow on maternity leave and he wanted to make her a card to wish her good luck (bless him!). So, I basically plonked all the materials in front of him, showed him which order the letters should go [...]