The perks of Home Economics practical practices!

George is finally home, and in time for Christmas. Our ginger cat, George, was badly injured on 2 November, and apart from a few days, has spent the last 7 weeks at the vets (thanks heavens for pet insurance) Finally, yesterday, we got to bring him home. He has regained some of the weight he…

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog

I came across this idea to Post the first sentence of your first blog post of each month. You can also add a favorite picture from each month at There’s No Place Like Home. I cheated slightly, as I did not always select the first post each month, but it is the first sentence. So…

Another week has passed – and it has been a busy one. On Friday a bloggy friend Kimberly Geswein (a font celebrity!) arrived for 6 days (en route to assist with bringing 2 adopted kids to US from Ukraine), and it has been lovely having her stay. On to “Lessons Learned” – this happens every…

We have the joy of two kids birthdays in December, both this side of Christmas.  So admist the present buying and card writing we have 2 birthday parties to organise.  This year our middle daughter wanted a swimming party but last week we found out the local fun pool would be closed for renovations. Quick…