£65 million for a piece of bronze? Craziness.

I’m watching the BBC ten o’clock news. I’ve just watched a piece about the sculpture which has created a new world record for the most expensive item of artwork to be sold by auction. £65 million (£58 million plus Sotheby’s fees) is ridiculous. How many mosquito nets would that buy to help prevent malaria spreading [...]

Random things (you’ve got to love it when I run out of ideas!)

Ten days left of my January NaBloPoMo. And nothing interesting happening in Jennieworld. I’m over tired from rushing round after a group of five and six year olds yesterday at Techniquest  in Cardiff Bay. Cheeky’s yeargroup had a school trip and I volunteered to be a parent helper. What. Was. I. Thinking? I suppose it [...]

A good day (despite the depressing weather!)

Today was a good day. I generally like Tuesdays anyway as I get to spend most of the day with my Mum and Dad, something which I value a lot after living away from them for the better part of ten years. We did the weekly food shopping and we made our donations to the [...]

Help for Haiti, a blogger’s appeal

I hadn’t planned to post about the need for financial aid in Haiti, as I figured that there was plenty being said and that surely everyone who can help, already will be. However, I rethought it when I read Susanna’s post today. She appeals for all bloggers to appeal to people’s better nature to make [...]

Update: Help the victims of the bushfires

The British Red Cross have set up a fundraising page for those of us in the UK who want to help the victims of the bushfires in Victoria, Australia. Click here if you would like to donate. This site just makes it easier for UK residents to donate rather than trying to work out exchange [...]

Do a small (and painless) bit towards ending world hunger!

My friend over at Welshpurpletree put this on her blog today, and after following the link and playing the word games and Italian games for a little while I decided to post about it here too, in the hopes that maybe more people will pick it up. For every question that you answer correctly, twenty [...]

Relay For Life and positive response from fire fighters

Yesterday the children and I spent some time with two other members of the committee for Cancer Research UK Relay For Life Cardiff. I think I’ve mentioned that we’re all volunteers doing this event organising, and I think that we’re doing really well to stay positive despite what have been a succession of problems in [...]

Sponsored Walk on the Taff trail

I was apprehensive about the weather when I got up yesterday morning. it had been sunny while I enjoyed breakfast in bed, but then had clouded over considerably before I got dressed. I can’t think of many more miserable family activities than dragging a seven and a four year old four miles through a downpour [...]

Fundraising ideas please!

As I have blogged before, I’m currently doing some voluntary event management work for Cancer Research UK. We are organising a Relay For Life event for Cardiff and my job is to recruit and then inspire teams to fundraise! So, this post is to ask you all to give me any ideas that you have [...]

Cancer Research UK Relay For Life – The Valleys

I went to visit Relay For Life at Bargoed this weekend. I couldn’t stay for a really long time as I took my youngest, and the weather really was atrocious! I managed to have a short visit on both days though. But, I can’t fault the teams and organisers for their attitude – all the [...]