Just For Fun · Music

Music Quiz


A friend filled this in on Facebook and I decided it could be amusing to have a go at. Turned out that despite my chosen artist having an massive repertoire it was still tough finding a title to fit both the question and myself! It was a good way to kill five minutes - have… Continue reading Music Quiz

NaNoWriMo · Writing

NaNoWriMo… ish


I keep meaning to do this. I said I was going to one year - I signed up on the forums etc etc and then wrote slightly less than 100 words. This year I am using it to try to finish my WIP. I know it's supposed to be a new project that you start… Continue reading NaNoWriMo… ish

Life · Toddler

Quotes Of The Week


From the mouths of babes...   Tori: {sits playing with her toy farm} Get off my fence! I'm not on your fence I'm on your fruit bat.   *    

100 Word Challenge · Poetry · Writing · Writing Workshop

Mother vs Chav – A Poem (100WCGU) (National Poetry Day)


Mother vs Chav   The baby's crying - third time tonight. Inconsolable wailing - nothing I do is right.   It was that idiot that did it - I'd swear and call him names but none are rude enough to fit. - Yes, that pillock is to blame.   Roaring past the flat at sixty… Continue reading Mother vs Chav – A Poem (100WCGU) (National Poetry Day)

Family · Life · Toddler

‘I Don’t Want To!’


If I had 50p for every time Tori has said that since she went to bed this evening I'd be able to afford a Chinese takeaway for two. She's not feeling too bright, with a cough and a sniffle, and this has manifested itself in the stubborn decision that she doesn't want to go to… Continue reading ‘I Don’t Want To!’