Things are tight, everyone knows that. It’s no longer slightly shameful to look after the pennies. That – along, of course, with saving the planet – was my motivation behind finding out what my Local Energy Action Plan could do for me. Months ago LEAP came and did a draught test on the house and […]
If the shoe fits…
Finally victory is mine! Ha ha. One shoe means you’ve not won yet. Boy Three’s new shoes – See, I’m trying to fit them like a glove Question: What have hairdressers, undertakers and kids’ shoe shops got in common?Answer: they make feel guilty if you even think that there might be a cheaper way.There’s the […]
Socket and see – The Pivot Power
It’s a very much first world, 21st century irritation, but the wires drive me bonkers. Charger cables, plugs, connectors and so on. The damned things just nest themselves all over the place – similar but different – until the point when you need the one you need, and it’s gone. So when I was asked […]
175/365 Suited and boxed for our holidays
174/365 Duck race is quackers
Today’s entertainment was a trip to the Quarriers Village sports day and duck race. The Boys and I covered ourselves in glory by coming last in the family relay race. Later Boy Three seemed convinced we had, in fact, been in a battle. Eventually we established that he thought we passed a battle from person […]
173/365 Marching season – summer in the city
Not brilliant photos, but I was sitting in a traffic jam watching the opportunity to get myself a coffee before work slip away to the sound of that one flute tune that doesn’t seem to have an end. Orange Walks are parades held by members of the Orange Order to celebrate Prince William of Orange’s victory […]
172/365 Fastest cake in the world…
You all said ‘scone’, didn’t you? Well it’s not. It’s a TCW. I bought a pack today because I had visitors and I’ve come to the conclusion that providing a plate of biscuits more than makes up for any housekeeping inadequacies.However, after the meeting was over and the visitors left a strange thing happened. Every time I […]