Now what do we make of this? My new Italian cooker arrived this week and there is a pouting Italian man on the front cover of the operating manual. It’s a look I’ve seen before from the Playboy era, but they had fluffy pom pom tails and rabbit ears to go with it……and were (we have […]
I’ve been thinking about changing my theme recently. Remember that post I did way back about hoarding on my blog? Well I think it might be time for another tidy up; all the Northern Hemisphere bloggers are posting about Spring, and though we in the South are actually on the verge of Winter I’m feeling […]
Makes Concise Difficult
There are many anecdotes from my childhood that just don’t translate to the rest of the world, and this subversive and gloriously wibbly wobbly children’s animation is one of them. When I was a kid this was the sort of programming that shaped my personality for better or worse, and it’s refreshing to be reminded of […]
Sometimes life just gets too hectic, everyone seems to want a piece of your attention, be it work, family, social media, or just the dog wanting to be let out for what seems the hundredth time that morning. Yesterday I managed to almost disappear for a moment into the background. To stand and contemplate my glorious wellie […]
“Think Global, Act Local” But What If It Feels Like Too Little Too Late? I’ve been MIA from WordPress for over two weeks now so this Daily Prompt is well and truly old hat already; the dog did not eat my homework but a power outage did fry our modem on the 27 January and […]
This week my husband gave me flowers, and before you go all doe eyed or soppy about that let me first share the accompanying conversation that went with them: The Big Fella: “I got you some flowers” Me: “Because?” The Big Fella: “They are Proteas” Me: “??????? And?” The Big Fella: “Some guy who grows […]
