*Update* It’s now 2018 and this is still one of my most well-read posts. That being the case, the older and wiser me is going to share some wisdom. Ditch the lotion and get yourself a long and close-toothed metal
Fishy Pie
I’ve been away for a week, on the rather gorgeous and pretty remote Isle of Raasay (Western Isles, Scotland for any geographobes out there). Obviously I’ve returned with a camera full of images and a head full of thoughts but
I never did learn to….
More years ago than I care to remember I was seized by the impulse to buy a pair of roller boots. Inline skates were just emerging as the new big thing, but I wasn’t impressed – I wanted something more
28 again….
As you get older the whole concept of a birthday changes. As I lay pretending to be asleep in my bed this morning I could hear the excited whispers of little people covering the bed with cards and presents, negotiating
Pareto and other loosely held economic beliefs….
Ok, so bear with me here. My A level economics result was lamentable at best, but I did take the odd thing from it. I was always drawn to Pareto’s principle – that roughly 80% of effects come from 20%
Online Bullying – A blogger’s tale
Today’s anonymous post is about online bullying. As our use of social media mushrooms it’s a subject that is becoming increasingly relevant. We obviously need to be aware of it in relation to our children and how they use the
And the lucky winners are……
*drum roll* The winning entries to our incredibly tricky competition are announced below. If you’ve won and not already provided me with your home address, please email me now. Congratulations to all our winners, and a special thank you to
No Sex Please – we’re mothers
Today’s Blognonymous post is encouraging us all to shrug off the cloak of embarrassment and talk about sex before the 9pm watershed. It’s a tricky subject but I’m sure it’s one that will resonate with many. For this post I’ve
An A-Maize-ing Competition*
*see what I did there? Recently the Battling On tribe were invited to Millet’s Farm, nr Abingdon, Oxfordshire for the grand opening of their Maize Maze and they were putting on a bit of a ‘do’.