It’s not just toys for boys. I may not feel the need to browse hardware stores, but I like equipment just the same. In my case, it’s usually kitchen related. But every now and then, I find something that does just what I want, in a way that makes it stand apart from regular equipment. …
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Box of Delights: being the first to open things
I’m in the pattern of writing, but I’ve completed those 31 days. Time for a new theme. In a month where it’s dark earlier and earlier, where it can be a rather grim-faced downhill-til-Christmas-and-don’t-spend-any-extra-money, I thought it might be nice to celebrate the small things that bring a smile, but don’t break the bank. It’s …
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City bumpkins
Here’s a thing: last weekend we had a food-related party, swapping jams, chutneys and so on. Yesterday I caught up with some newspapers from a few weeks ago, and found an article relating to people living in the country, with ‘any social occasion’ (including meeting at the school gates) resulting in frenzied jam swapping. The …
Bramble ramble
The sun has been shining on Edinburgh, shining with all its might, even at the weekend, apologies to Lewis Carroll notwithstanding. Last Saturday, we managed an Outing which I am now thinking of as a bramble ramble. The fact that I can also now write about it may make it a (short) ramble about brambles, so the …
Stew vs. mash
The nights are drawing in, and so on. Myself, I think the days are drawing in, and the nights are sneaking up behind and getting in on the act. However you view it, I thought it was starting to get sufficiently seasonal to write this post. Stew vs. mash is not my evening meal quandry …