Spider arts and crafts

I'm trying to be frugal, so I'm using our woodburner to keep us warm instead of using the central heating. There's rat in our wood burner! This morning, shivering and feeling like Cinderella on a particularly bad day, I carefully opened the little door of the wood burner to put some logs inside, and create...

It's one of those things I want my daughters to know: the importance of keeping track of your monthly cycle. I track mine in my trusty Moleskine. I put a smily face on the day my period starts. Because I don't mind getting my period. In fact I welcome it as an opportunity to take...

I was having lunch with my two younger sisters. I was sharing my efficient dinnertime routine with them. I told them how I put the food on everyone's plates, and then put all the pots and pans in the dishwasher. That way we can eat in a tidy kitchen. Not until everything is neatly tidied...

We live on a quiet country road. Nothing much happens there. And usually the road looks like this: But then one night, this happened: It practically landed in our front yard. And from everywhere people came to have a look. Our road has never been so busy! I have to admit, it was quite impressive...

I've had a Netflix subscription for about 5 years now. I still think the whole concept of Netflix is a great invention. But after 5 years I was like this woman who's looking into her full closet thinking: 'There's nothing I want in there.'  That was me and Netflix. Let's give Amazon Prime a try...