Monthly Archives: February 2008

the ones like me that is Can I drive a minibus? More, am I allowed to? My licence predates 1997 (quite considerably actually) so according to this page I think I can, as long as it’s not for “hire or … Continue reading →

After Merry left precipitously, the fimo she had donated to the cause came out to play, and Small spent quite literally hours making things. Have decided that obviously I have been depriving him of modelling equipment, so am going to … Continue reading →

First time we went to Melrose there was Small, who really was small, and Big, who wasn’t. We went when he was toddling, and before he was talking, then missed last year as Big said she’d rather go to school. … Continue reading →

travelling around author’s blogs again tonight and found a link from someone called Ann Aguirre. Followed it back to discover that her book, Grimspace, just published has a lead character called Jax! Wow, I’m famous. Well, not really, But I’ve … Continue reading →

shall be blogging melrose later (once I’ve unpacked the car and sent the children off to bed), but for the moment: The Recipe For Jax 3 parts Flirtation 2 parts Allure 1 part Sweetness Splash of Whimsy Shake vigorously What’s … Continue reading →

except for my scissors. Can’t find my scissors. Or my ball of string. Or the bead book that explains how to make lizards (which is what I need the string for, so maybe that’s no bad thing). I don’t have … Continue reading →

Don’t get me wrong, I want to be at Melrose. I want to be a long way away from my work computer and with friends and children and wine. I just don’t want to have to pack, organise, tidy, wash, … Continue reading →

Feeding the children. [half done, see below for happenings with Big, who then stormed off to her room] Sorting things out to take on holiday tomorrow. Excavating the lounge so that Tim isn’t living in a tip on his own … Continue reading →

The Bookseller magazine has announced the shortlist for the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year: I Was Tortured By the Pygmy Love Queen How to Write a How to Write Book Are Women Human? And Other International … Continue reading →

Discovered I’m not the only one to have put my notice in this week – the guy who started a month or so after me will be leaving two days before me. Sooner or later they are going to notice … Continue reading →

so time for a change don’t you think? It’s 10 years this March since I stopped being a social worker (residential, unqualified but at one point heading towards being assistant unit manager nevertheless) and moved into IT. Before that I … Continue reading →

and found her results from this: Mine are below. I don’t think I’ve drifted too much from the last time I did this tbh. 1. Secular Humanism (100%) 2. Unitarian Universalism (99%) 3. Liberal Quakers (95%) 4. Nontheist (83%) 5. … Continue reading →

Big: Daddy, can you knock things over with your voice? Tim: In theory, you can. Big: Small, we’re not in theory, so you can’t knock things over with your voice. Me: LOL!

Moira J Moore to be exact I’ve also linked to Robin McKinley (I’m going to go on about her until I get you all reading her books…) Gotta say I love teh internets. Being able to glance into other ppl’s … Continue reading →

today I emptied the storage container – it took just one trip with the merc, had taken three trips with the fiesta to put that much in. I tried to do it yesterday, but obviously the message that I’d paid … Continue reading →

on blog, because it hasn’t been IRL. Tim’s new contract has started, so we’ve both been upping and outing at 7.30 in the morning, with him driving past me and on to the outskirts of Manchester. This week has been … Continue reading →

I am so unfit. I’ve just done the introduction to my dirty dancing fitness thing twice through (well, tried to anyway) and I’m very confused and have achy knees and hips, but at least I feel like I’ve tried. Does … Continue reading →

Small is thrilled with his book, and especially with the idea that it is something he can learn to read. I’ve a feeling what he’s actually going to do is memorise it, but I’m sure it all helps. Big was … Continue reading →

Although bless him, the project manager on site with a problem held off on calling until gone ten, which considering he’s four hours ahead of us, must have required considerable self-restraint. And this time I was already up, courtesy of … Continue reading →

The phone rang at half nine this morning and I catapulted myself out of bed, aware that I was signed up for emergency support this weekend, but that it wasn’t supposed to be needed. It was, but there was nothing … Continue reading →