• Solidarity, female stylee

    I am a feminist. I have been lucky enough to have been able to get a good educashun, a good job and be independant. My mother and father did me a great service by ramming home the messaeg that education is a key to a better life. What I had never appreciated until I had the…

  • LinkyGerlinky

    Well, the lovely Mum of All Trades is hosting a link party at this address: http://mumofalltrades.blogspot.com/2012/01/weekend-wonders-blog-party.html  I’ve sneaked in and am hoping no one will notice I’m a mere amateur at such things. Have a look at the other guests’ work. Oh, better bring a bottle too. Cheers. 

  • The one I’ve been putting off

    Mumsnet have been running a brilliant campaign for a Miscarriage Code of Conduct. As part of it we bloggers have been askeD to share our thoughts and experiences. Here’s the link and here goes…. All my life I’ve quite enjoyed being slightly apart and ‘indie’ but here’s a club I find myself thrust into and…

  • There’s a hole…

    Inspired by Cheria’s blog and My Mumsnet companions, here’s my bucket list dear Liza, dear Liza…. Go to Iceland – I’ve been in love with the place since Echo and the Bunnymen went there in their ‘Porcupine’ days Go to Japan – eat sushi and drink tea and visit hello kitty world, plus Japanese quilts…

  • The magnificent 7

    This blog is very much a small fry, cottage Industry type of affair. Even since I’ve been part of the Mumsnet Network I’ve had very modest traffic and tbh that suits me (most of the time, occasionally I fantasise about world domination). The regular readers are a small but perfectly formed bunch. Which makes me…