Keeping warm with a knitted scarf

I was taking my son Piet for his swimming lessons for the umpteenth time, feeling numb with boredom, when he suddenly said: 'Daddy is very naughty!' 'Oh yeah?' I said distractedly, because I was busy feeling sorry for myself. 'Daddy uses lots of naught words' 'Yes, daddy uses lots of naughty words when the other...

When I have my morning coffee around ten 'o clock every morning, I like to gaze out of our kitchen window. Sometimes I see a lone tractor driving by. But usually all is still. Memories And as I sit there, I think of my grandmother and my great aunt. They are the ones that used...

Failing to plan, is planning to fail, the saying goes. But how about just planning to fail? Planning for failure My youngest son has to do a book report this year, and unlike his two older brothers he's already carefully planning for it. 'I chose Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, mommy,' he smiled....

Who needs a ladder when you've got a Chesterfield couch and a windowsill! Scary times: finding solace in domestic tasks These are scary times. The coronavirus is wreaking havoc in the world. Apart from keeping our distance from each other, and trying to stay healthy there's not all that much you can do. Some things...

I want something else after 5 years of Moleskines I love notebooks and planners. For the last 5 years I've been using a Moleskine planner. I use the Extra Large version, which is slightly smaller than A4. I need the space. What I love about the Moleskine planner XL What I like about the Moleskine...