Gym progress – start at the beginning
I’ve recently won three months gym membership and as this is my best opportunity ever of losing weight and getting fit, I’m going to do the best I can! Thought I’d plot my progress h... Read More
Paddington gets second helping of Marmite in new TV ad | Media | guardian.co.uk
Paddington and Marmite … it’s just wrong. Paddington gets second helping of Marmite in new TV ad | Media | guardian.co.uk... Read More
Clegg's conference speech
BBC NEWS | Politics | LIVE – Clegg's conference speech I rather enjoyed Nick Clegg’s speech, but wish he’d gone further on taxes. His comment on reducing the tax burden for 9 out... Read More
Ding dong …
As of yesterday, I have another string to my bow – I am an Avon lady!! I do like Avon products, especially the moisturisers, and though there is apparently someone working my road, I’ve ne... Read More
In My Head It Works
Went to a fab gig in Camden last night – one of my favourite bands The Race were playing, and they did loads of stuff from their forthcoming album, plus old favourite Comfort, Comfort. All sound... Read More
Get Paid To Search!
If you’re like me you’ll probably do lots of internet searches every day …. and here’s a chance to earn a few pennies for them! Sign up here and you’ll be able to add a s... Read More
Goodbye Ben
BBC NEWS | England | Oxfordshire | British boy killed skiing in US Ben Trichler was at Uffington School, the one my son goes to, till the summer, and then moved on to King Alfred’s in Wantage (I... Read More
NYE vandals strike close to home
I drove through our local town, Wantage, at about teatime on New Year’s Eve, and later Ulen asked me I whether I’d noticed if the statue of King Alfred had been boarded up – apparent... Read More
Books I read in 2007
I set myself a challenge at the beginning of 2007 to read a book a week … didn’t manage to do it but I got to 45, which isn’t bad considering I’ve spent a big chunk of this yea... Read More
my hubbie's running the London marathon!!
My lovely husband Ulen is going to be running the 2008 London Marathon to raise funds for Volunteer Reading Help. This charity trains and supports volunteers to go into schools to support disadvantage... Read More
Gig review – The Winchell Riots, Zodiac, Oxford
The Winchell Riots are fast becoming my new favourite band. Rising from the ashes of the magnificent Oxford band Fell City Girl, The Winchell Riots have a harder rockier edge but vocalist Phil’s... Read More
Keep on Trucking!
The weekend was fab, we went to the rescheduled Truck Festival and it was ace! Saw lots of really good bands, some I already knew (like Goldrush and Electric Soft Parade, who were both amazing) and so... Read More
Truck Festival, woohoo!!
This should have been a free weekend, but because of the video above, we’re off to the Truck Festival, for what looks like being a really good weekend – so long as it doesn’t rain!!!... Read More