Category: Family

A pair of hand knitted socks in grey and rainbow yarn with yellow heels and green toes, modelled on feet against a tiled floor

And then the custard exploded …

Happy New Year! I hope that whatever you were doing over the Christmas and New Year period, and whether you celebrated or not, you were safe, warm and loved, and I hope that 2024...

A small wooden coffee table with a white plate and a cut glass of whisky on it. There is a mince pie and a carrot on the plate and a Christmas tree decorated with lights in the background.

Christmas Eve

It seems that you are never too old in our house to leave a mince pie and a glass of whisky for Father Christmas, nor a carrot for Rudolph. You’re also never too old...

A black dog in a muddy pond. There is a trail of black mud in the water where he's walking

Why is the dog always so smelly?

Hello, hello, how are you doing? It feels like aaaaages since I’ve written a catch-up chat blog post and I’ve really missed it!  Having said that, I have thoroughly enjoyed the posts of the last...

A pair of feet resting on a wooden coffee table, wearing hand knitted socks in stripes of blue, green, red and gold

Nutcracker – WYS Christmas 2023 yarn

Please do not adjust your screen – it really is Christmas in August as the WYS Christmas 2023 yarn has been released today!  Woohoo!  The West Yorkshire Spinners Christmas yarns have become something of...

A shrine gate on a lake. The gate looks like it is floating on the water

Postcards from Japan – part two

Hello, not so small daughter here again!  Thanks for coming back to read more about my trip to Japan.  If you missed it, you can read yesterday’s Postcards from Japan post here.   Our...

A view of Kyoto countryside through a round train window

Postcards from Japan – part one

Hiya! Not-so-small daughter here, home from Japan! I have had an amazing time on my travels, and I think we definitely managed to squeeze plenty in to two weeks! It started off with a...

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