We got a Junior Stomp Rocket to review from Handpickedcollection and the boys were delighted. What is it?It’s an air-propelled foam rocket. Stomp on the air container and the rocket goes up – a long way. Does it work? Very well. For a relatively reasonable toy that requires no batteries or add-ons, there’s a lot of good play […]
225/365 a sign for sore ears
224/365 Larks in the park
223/365 back to school shopping
Obviously I put it off to til the last minute, but it’s done now. Boy One’s now vast feet have footwear (three pairs). Boy Two has school shoes he may actually wear to school. Last year’s were outgrown largely untrod. “Everyone else wears trainers,mum. Honest.” Somewhere a wild creature hides nearby that thrives on […]
222/365 Rules made for ignoring…
“Doesn’t that mean ‘no phones’?” asked Boy Three as we waited for his out-of-ours GP appointment at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley. “Well yes,” I looked up from my phone. “Oh,” he said as we both gazed around the waiting room lined by people bent over their smartphones, or, even, speaking on them. “Take […]