After bathing Emma tonight, she was standing next to the bath and as I lent over her shoulder to do her jarmies up, she kissed me on the cheek. How sweet is that? Continue reading

Had a go at making some muffins yesterday, they are banana and blueberry, two of Emmas’ favourite foods, and she loves them. Recipe on BBC goodfood site. Continue reading

My friend Lindsay is a bit of a dab hand at arty stuff and she has made us this fabulous Christmas card. Its a lino cut of a drawing of her house, she always makes her xmas cards and it means so much more to get a handmade card. Thanks Lins!! Continue reading

Did you sit your 11 plus at primary school? I sat it and I seem to remember passing it but not being allowed to go to Grammar school due to my class record (oopps!) whether that’s right or not I’m not sure, perhaps I was a thickie in denial! You can have a go at… Continue reading

today really frosty and clear so we headed down to Mersea for a walk and a bit of a picnic. More piccies Continue reading

This is one of my favourite books from Emma’s collection. I love reading it to her, its a story of a boy who one day finds a penguin on his doorstep. The boy decides the penguin must be lost and tries to return him. But no one seems to be missing a penguin. So the… Continue reading

Really like the new single “Dog Days”. Continue reading

Brian Eno believes that singing is the key to a long life: “Singing aloud leaves you with a sense of levity and contentedness. And then there are what I would call “civilizational benefits.” When you sing with a group of people, you learn how to subsume yourself into a group consciousness because a capella singing… Continue reading

Georgie, Liz’s daughter, wrote this great farewell to Harumi , a Japanese girl who has been staying with them for nearly a year. Continue reading

Emma’s birthday was back on the 16th but due to our computer disaster I’ve only just got round to getting the photos up. We all had a lovely time, can’t believe she’s one already. More piccies Continue reading

Ghost Town was released in 1981 and was number one for three weeks. I remember absolutley loving the track and the video and still do now. It also brings back strong memories of getting off with Sally Cook at a house party – a night to remember!! 😉 Continue reading

Love this film of people stopped on a street in New York and asked one question, “what do you wish for by the end of the day?” N.B There’s also another one where they ask the same question in New Orleans. Continue reading

Now I’ve got it! Was off work yesterday with a right proper stomach upset. Spent the day on the sofa watching episodes of “The Wire” so it wasn’t all bad….. Continue reading

I was thinking the other day about what music I remember from when I was a kid, and I think my earliest music memory is “I am a rock” by Simon and Garfunkel I remember playing the LP the “Sound of Silence” on my folks 8 track cassette player and thinking how clever this machine… Continue reading

While we were on hols I grew a bit of a beard. I quite liked it actually, although K wasn’t so keen. I’m thinking of giving it another go, what look do you think I should go for? Continue reading

Heidi Klum in a commercial for Guitar hero! Continue reading

Emma has caught a bug, her first one! She’s been quite poorly bless her, and its awful to see her all grumpy, she doesn’t even want to play with her birthday presents. I think she’s over the worst now though, she’s just really tired and washed out. Thanks for the Emma’s birthday wishes guys! N.B… Continue reading

Its a long, boring and really annoying story but we are STILL offline, but hopefully this week we should be up and running. The plus side of having no computer is we have got loads of DIY done! The stairs and dining room are all finished and the new carpet is down in our bedroom,… Continue reading

Our computer seems to be pretty much dead, its decided to keep switching itself on and off. The repair guy said to me in very serious tones  “We think it could be the motherboard” so its not looking good….. On the plus side(?) maybe I’ll get the decorating done now! Continue reading

Al has uploaded a video of Emma on a swing at a wildlife park we visited. This was the first time she had done this and it really made us laugh!! Continue reading

Scotland at this time of year is so beautiful, we couldn’t have wished for better weather and the autumn colours were amazing. We spent the week in a gorgeous house on the hills above Loch Tay. The nine of us had a great time. We had some fabulous days and I think my strongest memories… Continue reading

The three of us  spent the second week of our hols in Northumberland. We had a lovely week walking on the coast, visiting castles and just hanging out. Very relaxing! more piccies Continue reading

Off to scotland tonight for a week, Fatty & al left yesterday in the camper so hopefully they’ll make it, and the corkys headed off this afternoon. The weather is looking ok but its meant to be a bit wet and windy towards the end of the week. The following week we are staying in… Continue reading

Emma is starting to say quite a few words now. We were in a toy shop yesterday and there was a duck which hangs on a spring from the ceiling, she pointed and said “duck duck” so we bought it for her birthday. So its official “duck duck” are her first words! Continue reading

This morning Emma switched the telly on with the remote control, changed channel and started to watch Jeremy Kyle. Do I need to worry? Continue reading

This was quite an adventure for me as I have only ever been to a zoo once (I think) and that was about thirty years ago. Emma has been, but she was only about 5 months old so it was a big day for both of us. Colchester zoo is fantastic, reputed to be one… Continue reading

Check out Liz and I’s photos on Year of days Continue reading