On my little run round the lanes here I do tend to spot things. Normally pretty nature type things, but also on occasion the signs that are littered around us. Signs, they are there to tell us something, they are a message. That good old Union Jack that is ever so popular on cushions, bedspreads,…
Archives for November 2009
PERFECT CHRISTMAS
It really is the 'Count Down To Christmas' now. Every advert on television seems to be shouting the advantages of this toy over that, this perfume over another, and just how manly an aftershave can get. If you believed all the hype your kids would be perfect, happy and permanently brain trained, you would not…
ALL’S FAIR IN NEWCASTLE
Newcastle Living North Christmas fair was a whole new experience for me. Lets start by admitting that I didn't even know there was a magazine called Living North, so a fair of this name hadn't even reached my radar.Readers from last week will know of my packing problems, the how to get too much into…
YOUR HOME
Hi, I'm back and have found myself a bit of a local celebrity with my house being featured in 'Your Home' this month. I must say it is a bit of a shock to see your own house and rooms spread out on the pages of a magazine. Okay I knew it was going in,…
HOW CLEAN IS YOUR CAR
Spider Man may have his web, Super Man is flight, Kiosk Man has his key. With his trusty key he unlocks the brain of the machine and performs some miracle surgery (presses a button), cogs whirr, water gushes, foam froths and we are heading for cleandom.
THE BEST LAID PLANS……
The best laid plans of mice, men and all sorts inbetween. You just know something is going to go wrong when I feel just the teeniest bit confident about a plan don't you. My colours are red and white, and I mean EVERYTHING is red and white with a touch of festive greenery. The whole…