I love using my blog as a bit of a diary. I documented our 2019 summer holiday, the weekly churn of the first lockdown and our 2020 summer roadtrip. So this half term holiday has been a bit odd. Usually, at February half term, the boys would be in a holiday club somewhere. Usually, as … Continue reading Lockdown half term
I haven't done a making stuff post for a while, but two are probably going to come along at once. The first week of February was Children's Mental Health week in the UK and so school gave us two Zoom free days. Mostly, that meant the boys watched a lot of TV and played on … Continue reading Making Stuff 16: Chocolate Banana Cake
I'm trying really hard to get into the spirit of Christmas. It just feels too early still. My brother's birthday is early December, so I grew up with Christmas not being thought of until after he'd had a celebration. Now large boy's birthday is around the same time and we do the same thing. The … Continue reading Christmas Treat Recipes
We live in the UK, so for us Thanksgiving is usually some far off celebration that doesn't mean very much to us, not unlike Bastille Day or Indian Independence Day. For me, it means a lovely quiet week at work as my company has a large presence in California and the North East of the … Continue reading Thanksgiving 2020
This is just a round up of our 2019 summer holidays. We had loads of fun in the Loire and Dordogne in France. D minus 1Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7Day 8Day 9Day 10Day 11Day 12Day 13Day 14Day 15Day 16
I love growing veggies. I'll never forget the first year that I grew 5 courgette plants in a sun blessed garden and a friend gave me 8 tomato plants. Himself is only just coming back round to considering courgettes acceptable on his plate after 3 months of me sneaking them into almost every meal. The … Continue reading Veggie progress report
This is a little diary of our nineth week in social isolation, home learning, and with both himself and me working from home. I'm going to just talk about the highlights and low lights. A full diary takes a lot of writing and I can't imagine anyone's really interested in all the detail. See what … Continue reading Staying home, staying safe – week 9
This is just to sayI have eatenall the cherriesthat were inthe fridge and whichI was probablysavingfor the weekend Butthey were deliciousso sweetand so yummy (By me, 20 May 2011, hijacked from William Carlos Williams) Think I'll put cherries on the shopping list now, making me hungry.
This is a little diary of our sixth week in social isolation, home learning, and with both himself and me working from home. I'm going to try writing this differently this week, just talking about the highlights and low lights. A full diary takes a lot of writing and I can't imagine anyone's really interested … Continue reading Staying home, staying safe – week 6
The first time I encountered wild garlic was on a walk along the river near Cromford Mill. We came round a corner and into a heady ether of garlic fumes rising from a huge patch of beautiful white flowers, looking almost like a dusting of snow over their glossy green leaves. It was a stunning … Continue reading Making stuff 13: wild garlic pesto
