IMG_2667 Originally uploaded by Scrumbledelicious and used with permission.. A flushed and excited Alison receives her Rubbish Christmas runner’s-up award of a Special Poundland Voucher.
You know you are using the Internet too much when….
…you wonder where the full text search is on the racks in Sainsbury’s.
Kirsty’s Wedding
Click on the image to view the set. It was a gorgeous day, great weather, and both the ceremony and reception were at excellent venues, the barn at Whiston is really rather glorious. Thanks Kirsty and James, we had a lovely day, and you both certainly seemed to be enjoying it too.
Brass monkeys lunch at Bolsover Castle
A flying visit. Bolsover is high up on a hill and the although it was intensely bright and sunny, the light wind was vicious. We had sandwiches and a bit of an explore, and came home to the warm again. A nice trip out, but…..brrrrr!!!!!!
bo not bisturd
… says the sign on Big’s bedroom door. I expect one day she will remember which way round bs and ds go.
My First Haircut
Small had his first proper haircut today. Previously, Jax and I have both had attempts at it, neither with terrific success. Jax’s effort failed, mainly because he agreed to have it cut because it was hanging in his eyes, and Jax was foolish enough to cut the front first….. at which point Small reckoned he […]
A little history
The Jew’s Free School “is Europe’s largest and most successful Jewish secondary school. It was established in 1732 as the Talmud Torah of the Great Synagogue of London, serving orphans of the community. In 1822 the School was relocated to Bell Lane in the heart of the East End where, throughout the 19th century, it […]
Radio Waves, Infra Red and Sound
On a number of occasions, I have tried to explain to Big about things like radio waves, radiant heat and so on. Me: “It is like light but you can’t see it.” Big (blank, puzzled, Daddy is taking the **** again look): “?” We have talked about rainbows and splitting light up into different colours, […]
How Big?
Big asked me, “how big is a virus?”. I found the answer here at Cells Alive, represented rather better than I could have done on my own, I fancy.
Winter draws on
It is trying to snow outside, time to wrap up warm… …Jax says we need a tea cosy.