Monthly Archives: November 2009

Rocket

Posted on November 28, 2009 by

We have borrowed a dog. A small, young, weirdly-well-behaved little jack russell/village terrier cross. He is so good that I suspect he is a little bit slow or just internally FREAKING OUT. He just kind of hangs around, unobtrusively, and … Continue reading →

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eyeliner

Posted on November 23, 2009 by

In an effort to snatch back my formerly cheery (if slightly moany) blog from the last post’s sermony-ness, I have decided to write a list. Of good stuff. 1. Slap. I have discovered, really quite late, the transforming, essential power … Continue reading →

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maybe some blog rules?

Posted on November 22, 2009 by

Here it is. A week of two incidents involving this blog – the rambling, sometimes incoherent and entirely subjective drivel that I spout – and so it is time for some RULES to be laid down in manner of Camp … Continue reading →

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Bowl cuts and mullets and thieving children

Posted on November 18, 2009 by

On Saturday night, we had a bit of an M&S disaster. It was late, we were pushing it, but we thought we would pop out for a bit of shopping before dinner. Weekends tend to be a bit, er, muddy, … Continue reading →

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Balloons

Posted on November 14, 2009 by

I have turned a baking-related corner. It may have something to do with the new baby and the urge to nest, or the onslaught of a dark and windy autumn, or just that I am greedy and think about food … Continue reading →

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Boris & Wayne

Posted on November 9, 2009 by

Today something really really exciting happened. Something that I have been waiting for, with the patience of a very patient person. It was not the visit to the antenatal clinic, although that was fairly good, as I am healthy and … Continue reading →

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Beetroot

Posted on November 4, 2009 by

I am making a beetroot cake. I am no baker; I have warned everyone in the flat not to get their hopes up as I bake like a three year old. There is mess, burns, charcoalled edges, and general disgust … Continue reading →

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