A large square moment with an arch in the middle against a blue sky

À Paris – part two

Not so small daughter and I were up bright and early the next morning to get to the Louvre before the crowds (you can read about our first day in Paris here) … or...

Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. It is being renovated after the fire so is behind hoardings. There is a crane in the background. The bell towers are white against the bright blue sky

À Paris – part one

Bonjour, mes amis!  Comment allez vous? No, don’t worry, you’ve not arrived at the wrong blog, it really is me and that’s about as much French as you’ll be getting today! 🙂  It’s been...

A model wearing a yellow short sleeved t-shirt and a pink checked skirt sits on a wire-framed chair and is admiring a pair of orange and yellow colourwork socks on her feet. Her expression is happy surprise

Happy Feet – brand new sock patterns!

What makes for happy feet?  New socks, of course! 🙂 Oh, this has been one BIG secret to keep because not only are there new sock patterns to tell you about, but there’s new...

A view across a crowded stadium towards a stage and a giant screen showing a picture of Harry Styles. He is wearing a red and purple t-shirt and singing into a microphone

Here and there

Has it really been a week since we last chatted?! I hope you’ve had a good one … if you’re in the UK then you’ve probably been a bit too hot and then cold...

Flaming June

It turns out (I have discovered since I started writing this post) that ‘Flaming June” is actually a painting by Sir Frederic Leighton but in our house, the expression has always been used rather...