Monthly Archives: October 2006

The last day of October, and I came  home from work to make some pumpkin cakes for everyone else’s children who rang our doorbell.  They had made a real effort to look spooky and they all had their parents with … Continue reading →

And am not feeling much better today. Made some pumpkin buns for R to take in to work tomorrow.  Might make some for the trick or treaters tomorrow night.  Other people’s children.  Again. And then it will be November.  And … Continue reading →

What a ghastly night – and morning.  And day.  Diesel didn’t sleep; he was restless from 1am until 4am (he thought that it was 5am, but with the clocks going back it was really 4).  I shut him downstairs twice … Continue reading →

Just come back from my Guild meeting where I’ve been today, spinning, weaving and dyeing – although today we were felt making.  It was my first go at making felt and it was really good fun!  Creating the design with fibres … Continue reading →

We have had a letter of response to our article in the magazine!  It is a nice letter, from a woman aged 36 who was told that she would never be pregnant but who in fact already was.  She has … Continue reading →

Well they didn’t print my reply in the paper, but never mind; I left a similar but shorter one on the website underneath the article, next to others who were agreeing with the writer.  It won’t change anybody’s mind but … Continue reading →

Did you see the comment in today’s Telegraph newspaper?  I had to e-mail a reply to the Letters page straight away; I don’t know why I ‘bit’ because it was obviously meant to provoke, but the heavily sarcastic tone in which … Continue reading →

Summer began to say goodbye to me today.  The day started out a bit on the chilly side, though still warm for October.  Nothing like the days in our other house, where we’d step outside on the 1st September and … Continue reading →

Did you see the article in The Times today, about older mothers? http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2417309,00.html  and http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2417266,00.html Well, I’m glad to be home now!  Went to the Uni and met my tutor, a nice chap who has given me the go-ahead to start … Continue reading →

Well, we’re back now from our clearup morning, and do you know, just as we were finishing, the rain started.  Maybe there is an Allotment God somewhere who decided to keep the weather dry for us as some of us … Continue reading →