Documenting one week in our life. Day 5 - Friday 29th July 2011. Before breakfast. Callum doing one of his favourite things - playing on Lego Digital Designer. Matthew in bed reading yet another book, this time Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Me putting the first of four loads of washing on. Breakfast time for the boys. Kelloggs Coco Rocks,... Read more →

Last weekend I went with my friends Manisha and Jo to see an Abba tribute band, Abba Arrival. We had considered going dressed in 70's clothes. But after a morning spent with Jo looking in charity shops and unable to find anything outlandish enough we decided not to bother. And boy were we pleased that we hadn't dressed up, because... Read more →

5 o'clock on Saturday and it was Pimms o'clock! Had a fantastic time with my friends Susanne and Sara in Surrey, no kids, lots of catching up and 2 1/2 jugs of Pims before we headed out for the evening. We had a drink in one of the pubs Jeff and I used to frequent when we lived up there,... Read more →

I love, love the song Fireflies by Owl City. Have you heard it? It's a bit kookie but beautifully catchy. Today I saw the video on the TV. It features vintage toys moving around the room - so cool, I can't do it justice by explaining it here. My favourite song of right now just got even better. You can... Read more →