{Sewing} bodging a kirtle to a state that Big can wear it to kentwell this weekend. Learning to machine sew French seams. Making sleeves of a new shift too small. {Watching} the lorax with the younger three, as Tim and Big were out at a swim gala. {Negotiating} penalties for repeated napkin offences. {Enjoying} taking [...]

Cuddling a sleeping baby. Is there a better place to be? There were so many things I should have been doing, but when it comes right down to it, there’s little more important than being there for our children. It won’t be so long before they don’t want to sleep in my arms. Already the [...]

{Watching} Addams family values. Excellent fun. Although smallest claimed it was a bit scary. {Reading} the state we’re in, Adele Parks. Even though I’m busy I keep picking it up and sneaking a couple more pages in. I’m fascinated. {Eating} spag bol. Remnants of an 800g pack of mince. Most of it made into burgers [...]

Thrift is a big part of our day to day life here. Partly because I don’t like waste, partly because with six of us at home every pound has to be persuaded to go that little bit further. So reading on Tattooed Mummy that Money Supermarket are looking for £30 ways to save a pound, [...]

Can I be defined by a set of numbers? Height 5’4″ Weight 10st 7lb Age: 42. Which coincidentally is what I’ve just scored on an autism test. Apparently 80% of adults with autism score over 32. And the one where they score 30 or less I got 17. Hm. I don’t think of myself as [...]