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So this morning Mum woke me to tell me a pigeon was stuck in our garden, and she’d rescued it from Alfie and Thom but it was baby and so couldn’t fly. I got up and (eventually) caught it (determined … Continue reading →

PhD student, hard work yes, but flexible time allocation, allowing for judicious sunbathing interludes.

I finished my presents for Leo and James some time ago, but didn’t post the finished images. They now both have them and my cousin sent a lovely text yesterday saying how they both used them constantly! The purple one … Continue reading →

“…of course that’s if I have a free moment between riding a flying pig to the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow in a glacial hell…” BTW, the Kai moniker is my… moniker, rather than an indication … Continue reading →

I hate the Daily Mail. Even saying it’s name makes me feel nauseous. I was looking for a cheap paper to wrap around some cakes in the oven last year and purposefully bought the second cheapest so I wouldn’t have … Continue reading →

When I have my own garden, I want a solar calendar. Potentially also a lunar one, although I feel this may be more difficult to arrange. Brian Cox’s Wonders of the Universe ended today, and although at points it felt … Continue reading →

Taken 19th March, on the night of the Supermoon AKA perigee-syzygy – a full moon (syzygy) when the moon was closest to the Earth (perigee). I only saw it well after moonrise though so didn’t really appreciate much difference. Photo … Continue reading →

Cousin Boleyn had her two babies today by C-section at 30 weeks. Welcome to the world James and Leo!

I made a booboo and didn’t round the corners, but I thought I’d leave it there for now. One day I’ll make something without any errors!

We have so many babies on their way within the family, I’ve been working to find out good things to make for their arrival. I’ve finally found something I can crochet reasonably well! This wee star blanket is about halfway … Continue reading →