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!
NobodyHere
I did post about the amazing site NobodyHere ages ago, but it deserves another mention. I don’t really know what the point is – maybe there isn’t a point, that’s the point R... Read More
The Wispa is coming back!
BBC NEWS | Business | Web campaign prompts Wispa return Saturday nights are never going to be the same again!! I LOVE Wispas! When I was a teenager Mum and I often treated ourselves on a Saturday nigh... Read More
Rail deaths, very sad
BBC NEWS | England | Essex | Probe over second railway death This is such a sad story. I heard about the disappearance of Natasha Coombs when I was on holiday in Cromer – it was one of the few n... Read More
Gutted :( Mourinho leaves Chelsea
BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Chelsea | Mourinho makes shock Chelsea exit I am absolutely gutted. Not since Vialli was sacked have I felt so sad about what’s happened at my club. Okay, so Jos... Read More
Restarting my blog
I'm starting to find my private diary site a bit tedious (nothing exciting happens in my life any more!) and am confused by the complexities of Facebook so I'm going to try and use this blog m... Read More
Boris Johnson tackle
First Germany, next the world …. we only caught the end of the celebrity England vs Germany match the other day but Boris Johnson’s tackle is the funniest thing I’ve seen in ages!... Read More
Champions!!
Woohoo!!!!! *smile* BBC SPORT | Football | Premiership | Blues revel in title celebrations... Read More
The Natural Selection – Products
Following on from our encounter with the crocodile in Zambia, we picked up this postcard while we were away – seems pretty apt! The Natural Selection – Products... Read More
Home again
Well, we’re home again, in one piece, and I’ll get round to writing up the full report at some point – though it could take a while, as I made notes while we were away and it will pr... Read More
Greetings from South Africa!
Hello from Cape Town! We’ve just arrived here from Zambia and for the first time in ten days we’ve got internet access … so guess what Ulen and I have been doing for the last half ho... Read More
Feeling like I'm 17 again
We went to see Depeche Mode at the newly refurbished Wembley Arena last night – my not-so-surprise wedding present from U, as he had to tell me about it also we made sure it didn’t clash w... Read More
Industrial food
These are a bit pointless but quite clever at the same time – and provided an interesting diversion for a few minutes!... Read More
Justgiving – Morton Up A Mountain: Ben Nevis 2006
One of my best friends is about to start training in preparation to climb Ben Nevis, in aid of Epilepsy Action. Go and sponsor him now, please!Justgiving – Morton Up A Mountain: Ben Nevis 2006... Read More