Piggy delight!

Today, I got to see Jo’s weaners for the first time in a long time. It was lovely! I’d like to think that they remembered me, although it’s unlikely, but seeing as they can’t comment themselves, let’s say they remembered me and were thrilled to see me again! So, to the photos! I couldn’t believe [...]

A slight Kylie obsession!

It is well known among her friends that B, Jo’s other half, is quite keen on Kylie (undertatement of the decade!). Knowing that, I shouldn’t have been surprised yesterday when she turned up with Kylie in her shirt pocket! I suppose I should explain; the Kylie figure from the Doctor Who range of toys is [...]

Handwriting

Recently, both my dad and Welshpurpletree wrote a post about handwriting, having read the BBC article on the subject. I decided to take part as well and submit my sample of handwriting for posterity. And here it is. Not the best, but certainly not the worst, I think! I enjoy writing by hand, as long [...]

Severn Estuary

Dad and I had a good long walk on Monday. Cheeky ended up coming with us as he was off school with conjunctivitis, and did very well to walk the majority of the four miles that we ended up doing. For a while, Dad and I have been wanting to see the nearest bit of [...]

Cheeky’s first watercolour!

My younger son, Cheeky, has recently decided that he will be an artist when he grows up, and so has started doing drawings every day. Usually, they are of charaters from ‘Star Wars’ or ‘Ben 10′, although yesterday he did a group portrait of the cast members of ‘Mamma Mia’! Anyway, I wanted to share [...]

Campaigning

I recently watched Jamie Oliver’s latest TV programme – “Jamie Saves Our Bacon”. I had heard before that about the British pork industry being in trouble due to foreign pork being imported in great qualtities, but I didn’t realise how hard it is for British farmers to compete with their European rivals. You see, in [...]

Update on the germ-ridden whole that is me!

Yesterday I posted a short note about my various ailments – thrilling! However, I just thought I’d do a quick update before I go and do something other than staring at the computer screen. That way, maybe I’ll have something interesting to write later on. So, I saw the doctor yesterday afternoon and she did [...]

Hurrah! ‘I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue’ is returning!

After the sad death of Humphrey Lyttelton last April, it was thought that ‘I’m Sorry, I Haven’t a Clue’ would not be made again. However, the BBC have announced today that “the antidote to panel games” would be returning in the summer, with Stephen Fry, Rob Brydon and Jack Dee taking turns to fill the [...]

Apologies for absence

As suggested by the title, apologies for my absence from this blog in recent days. I’ve been dealing with conjunctivitis, head cold, severe sore throat and (new today!) a flare up of the excema in my ears. The woolliness of my brain combined with impaired vision caused by the conjunctivitis have made reading and using [...]

David Cameron’s son passes away

Now, as much as I disagree with the man’s politics, the sadness that every parent will share with him swept over me when I read of the death of Mr Cameron’s eldest son, Ivan, this morning. He had been ill since birth, suffering with cerebral palsy and severe epilepsy. I have nothing but great sympathy [...]