So this weekend I hopped on a train and headed to Cheltenham spa to meet up with my friends Michelle and Ziggy. Ziggy left work a couple of years ago to get married and move to Bristol with her new husband (so she got married, moved and got a new job as well as gaining Read more about Meeting up with old friends[…]
So this weekend (on the non hot day) we gathered a whole load of the redcurrants that had been adorning the back fence picked them, destalked them and the added them to a giant jam pan to let the Jam make jam. If you’ve never made your own jam, you are missing a treat, not Read more about Jam making jam/one man and his pan[…]
I’m on a bit of a mission to save money to buy a new violin, this mostly involves some very thrify but fun dates (ice skating and ice cream anyone? or ready steady cook from the larder/freezer (this could have turned into a 3 course banquet so well stocked are my supplies). As usual the Read more about Stuff I have been accumulating recently[…]
So this morning at some un-godly hour Jam left for France for an entire week of being manly and chopping wood with his dad in the depths of the French countryside (Sacrebleu!). Unfortunately as it is the actual depths they do not get internet access (booo) which means I’m on reduced rations of one very Read more about My Jammy lies over the ocean, my Jammy lies over the sea…[…]
Hello lovely readers, one of my friends has just sent me the above image and post caption with a very sweet email to ask how I’m doing. It’s a good point, this weekend comes complete with the horror of my latest music theory resit, the latest rung on the ladder to becoming a fully qualified Read more about Stessed out woman at desk[…]
Lovely Elsie over at a beautiful mess (here) has put together a list of things she will be doing this summer (here). I love lists at the best of times so what better time to write some goals and have something to aim for (whilst still allowing copious time for lounging in the sun and Read more about A list for summer[…]
Bohemian Wednesday is here again! (the weeks seem to be going very quickly at the moment, not sure if it’s because my exam is looming). Anyway after a strong start last week, I decided to try and work in more work staples to this week’s look while retaining the bohemian spirit, the result of this Read more about Bohemian Wednesday here again[…]
I have been waiting patiently for the new x-men film to come out for a while. When I was little I was a HUGE fan of the cartoons (& while I will acknowledge the films aren’t quite as good) they tap in to fond memories of childhood of drawing a lot of characters and hoping Read more about X in Ox[…]
I feel I can type the terrible truth out here, I mean we are amongst friends… For work I am a conservative dresser. There I’ve said it! I think there are probably a couple of reasons for this, 1. Temperature – I work in a modernish, glass fronted box with air conditioning. You would have Read more about Bohemian Wednesday’s[…]
As the weather has improved myself and the Jam have been spending some time at home, admiring the pair of red Kites that seem to live around our house and sorting out the garden. First it was the really tedious weeding/clearing bit (with Jam seemed to love but with which I will not bore you) Read more about Down at the bottom of the garden[…]