Author: Alison
Me, just me. Mum to two lovely frustrating wonderful teenagers. Living in deepest darkest Oxfordshire. Ex Londoner and proud of it - though I don't miss the traffic. Chelsea fan, motorsports fan, avid reader. Love my food, wine and family!
Health Living Regime Week 25 results
Realised that I haven’t updated my Healthy Living Regime here for weeks …. probably because I seem to have been stuck for weeks! The last time I wrote was on week 14 and I was thrilled tha... Read More
Reviews: Peter Pan and Sightseers
Two days, two very different shows. Yesterday, thanks to a Jack FM competition and the fact that Russell Grant's brother once capsized my canoe, I went to see Peter Pan at the Waterside Theatre in... Read More
Why I’m done with Chelsea (maybe)
I've been a Chelsea supporter for nearly 25 years. I always enjoyed watching football on TV and I was a West Ham fan for a while when I was a teenager ( only because I had a crush on someone who s... Read More
10 iPhone apps I couldn’t live without!
OK maybe that’s a bit extreme… but there are some apps that I use almost every week, if not every day, and they make life a lot easier! In no particular order: 1. My Fitness Pal I’ve... Read More
Five things that made me happy today
Nearly forgot to write a post here … Not a good start, considering it's only day two of the 31 days I need to blog consecutively for! Anyway, a quick entry this evening … Five things t... Read More
101 things … and a rant about Royals
Just realised I have a month exactly till my 101 things in 1001 days challenge ends, and a new one begins. I’ve failed miserably on a huge number of tasks and I can’t even afford to comple... Read More
Roots and wings
I haven't done any art journalling for a while – a combination of being really busy with work and feeling a bit down in the dumps since taking Katie to university. I decided to give myself a... Read More
Healthy Living regime week 14
Still following the healthy lifestyle regime and its going really well. Week 12 wasn’t fab as I put on a pound – but that week involved a trip to Thorpe Park and pizza, a trip to the Harry... Read More
A present for my mum
Canvas made for my mum’s birthday. Luckily she loves it! ... Read More
Healthy Living regime – week 11 results
OK so I’ve not been very good at updating this part of the blog – but that doesn’t mean I’ve been neglecting the new healthy lifestyle. In fact the opposite is true. Following ... Read More
Playing Around
Bought a huge lot of stamps from eBay and spent an hour trying them out. This my not be especially well thought out art but it was great fun and I think it has a certain charm about it!... Read More
Review – art journalling workshop
I’ve never been a very creative person though I’ve often felt a need to do something artistic – but haven’t known what, or how to start. So when my friend Lisa Cherry invited m... Read More