Sunday 30 January 2011



Couldn't resist it for £3...but do I really need another thing to fix?

Tuesday 25 January 2011





A day trip to London recently has got us thinking about train travel. Before N's arrival we did a few overnight train trips, but babies on sleeper trains?...hmmm

Top and bottom photos - St Pancras, a few years ago.
Middle photos - British Museum, a few weeks ago.

Sunday 23 January 2011







My Mum's old book. (Illustration by Raymond Briggs)
Inter-railing souvenir.
Eric Carle's sun burst. (The Mixed-Up Chameleon)
The Story.
Ideas for entertaining a visiting two year old.

Thursday 20 January 2011



The tooth has landed.

And some colour for a (very) grey day. (I did have a photo of a lovely, colourful pile of dirty washing but couldn't quite bring myself to post it - something about 'dirty linen and public' - my conscience is very literal : )

Wednesday 19 January 2011

Tuesday 18 January 2011




Dark starts, muddy floors and a weekly workday.

Friday 14 January 2011


N is turning out bookshelves on a regular basis these days, so my reading habits are getting a bit random (nicely).

Susan Sontag On Photography - I read the first few pages, and the last section which was a collection of quotes. One from Baudelaire;



And then I picked up my camera and took some photos of knitting and stuff, including these photos from another tipped out book.



Wednesday 12 January 2011

Lentils and moss




I was hoping to be a bit more wordy and linky today but the babe is now sat on my lap. Maybe later!

Wednesday 5 January 2011

Monday 3 January 2011