We are a bit of a geeky family, the Smalls are exposed to a fair bit of technology round and about the house - from a Casio keyboard through to a Raspberry Pi. This means that it would be all too easy to let the machines do the babysitting all the time. Indeed when I… Continue reading Finding a Balance
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Hello November
It is November. This time last year I was throwing myself into NaNoWriMo with gay abandon and ready for all the stress I was inevitably going to endure. This year I'm not in the right place to deal with all that and I don't think I'd enjoy it (or complete it) so I have decided… Continue reading Hello November
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October Reading Summary
Not long to go until my deadline - expect many short books to be read over the coming months!! This month I completed: The Daylight War (Demon Cycle #3) by Peter V. Brett, 4/5*: The third book in the series, I had high expectations as I embarked on the next part of the journey. I… Continue reading October Reading Summary
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Great Bloggers Bake Off, Week 10 – Tiered Halloween Cake
For Finals Week I felt like I should really make an effort - I did a picnic pie with layers in pie week though so that was out and pretzels were scary. Which left wedding cakes. I have actually spent the weekend in Leeds celebrating Dom & Heather's weddings (yes, that is a deliberate 's'… Continue reading Great Bloggers Bake Off, Week 10 – Tiered Halloween Cake
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Quotes of the Week
Mummy: Tori, you need to to calm down and play nicely instead of leaping about. Tori: But all my brain keeps leaking out... * Mummy: Are you feeling off colour? Arthur: No, I'm ginger * Arthur: Let's go play football! Mummy: You don't need a racquet to play football... Arthur: Yes you do!
Carole Finds Her Wings 