Monthly Archives: May 2007

HIT show Doctor Who will be EXTERMINATED next year — after the fourth series. Sniffle.  

I am really not very keen on Just Giving. This is why:- JG “charges a small transaction fee on every donation made on the Website. The fee is currently 5% of the gross donation, which is the donation plus any … Continue reading →

Today, Small was supposed to be spending a special day in Halifax with Ailsa, but yesterday he decided to do horrid and smelly things, so instead I worked from home and kept them with me. This meant that he was … Continue reading →

The traditional way of making tea in a pot is healthier than dunking a bag in a cup, according to scientists.

what social skills you are supposed to learn from going to school? How come you need to go to nursery to learn how to go to school? Doesn’t any of this strike any member of the public as just a … Continue reading →

“Ninety-five per cent of Britons are heading for hell, according to the principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, who has been under fire from some staff for taking one of the leading Anglican theological training colleges in a conservative direction. Richard … Continue reading →

The Movie Of Your Life Is An Indie Flick You do things your own way – and it’s made for colorful times. Your life hasn’t turned out how anyone expected, thank goodness! Your best movie matches: Clerks, Garden State, Napoleon … Continue reading →

It’s cold, wet and horrid here, so I’m really looking forward to it’s a knockout Don’t think the rest of the family will be coming now, it’s a bit much to ask them to drive an hour up the road … Continue reading →

We had lunch. Then I moped a bit, Tim built (or rebuilt) part of the fence (which departed one very windy day some months ago) and I finally wranged the children into clothes and we went shopping. We bought wood … Continue reading →

“It’s not the despair, Laura. I can take the despair. It’s the hope I can’t stand.” Name the film? Blog isn’t about that though, that’s just the quote that springs to mind once a month when I’m hoping that my … Continue reading →

seen this around various places, quite enjoyed my results actually You Are From Neptune You are dreamy and mystical, with a natural psychic ability. You love music, poetry, dance, and (most of all) the open sea. Your soul is filled … Continue reading →

Problem report summary Problem type Windows stop error (a message appears on a blue screen with error code information) Solution available? No What does this problem mean? Windows has encountered a problem it cannot recover from and it needs to … Continue reading →

on Sunday, to celebrate Tim’s birthday, we shall be in a field in Halifax. Tim will be pointing and laughing and catching photographic evidence, of me making a complete fool of myself in charity It’s a Knockout. If any of … Continue reading →

I missed my blogiversary yesterday, busy living life (and watching Criminal Minds ). It’s been a hectic four years. At that point, I had one child, a bump and a job at a bank. Then came the second child, redundancy, … Continue reading →

"Two years for elf lingerie thief (BBC) A man who claimed he thought he was a female elf when he stole underwear from a Belfast shop at knifepoint, has been jailed for two years."

an update from Andrea about their free homeschool blog service. “HSJ is backed up, new space is purchased and I’m waiting for the account creation. It’s on a Virtual Private Server, so it takes a little more to set up. … Continue reading →

Link followed link and somehow I ended up in a pdf from Peta which stated: No species naturally drinks milk beyond the age of weaning, and no species would naturally drink the milk of a different species. For humans, drinking … Continue reading →

I’ve just updated the blurb on the ring hub page to read: A warm welcome to the Early Years HE blog ring, a ring linking blogs of home educating families with a strong connection to the UK, (usually members of … Continue reading →

Despite working until half past midnight I still managed to get up at a halfway reasonable time yesterday. I can’t actually remember what I did with the day – think it may mainly have involved doing washing and feeling sorry … Continue reading →