Monthly Archives: May 2011

Finished It Friday – Mollie Makes Chihuahua

Mollie Makes 5 blog

This weeks Finished It Friday isn’t knitting! I know hard to believe. I picked up a copy of the first edition of the new Mollie Makes magazine and my 7 year old started to leaf through it. It’s a lovely magazine and has had some rave reviews. My daughter instantly eyed up a little felt more »

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When laser eye surgery goes wrong…

When laser eye surgery goes wrong, blue eye, eye close up, picture of eye

I mentioned on twitter a few weeks ago a little about my experience of having laser eye surgery. There was much interest as I think it is something a lot of non 20:20 vision people consider. Particularly as we are bombarded by adverts on TV, direct email and in newspapers. What happens though when your more »

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Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen

Gallery Children Chloe Christmas 2010

My first born is sixteen today. She is a truly beautiful, caring, loving, confident, friendly, funny, charming girl. I know I am biased but everyone else tells me too, so it must be true. She is in the midst of her GCSE exams and has been so disciplined and quietly studied away. I’m immensely proud. more »

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Yarn Along – Knitted cupcakes & The Beauty Chorus

Knitted cupcake, Little Cotton Rabbits, The Beauty Chorus, Kate Lord Brown

Joining Ginny over at Small Things for Yarn Along: “~ Two of my favorite things are knitting and reading, and the evidence of this often shows up in my photographs. I love seeing what other people are knitting and reading as well. So, what are you knitting or crocheting right now? What are you reading? … more »

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Reading Group launch – win a copy of Water for Elephants

Book review, water for elephants, sara gruen, reading group, book club, blurb

I’m very excited to announce that the first month of the online reading group, has a very lovely sponsor in the form of Appliances Online. They are enabling me to give away 10 copies of the first book, for our June read, which is Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. All you need to do more »

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