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Put Yourself on a Pedestal

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Artist Antony Gormley, he of the Angel of the North fame and the fabulous Another Place sculptures, has begun a new artistic venture that you can actually be involved in if you so wish. Sounds cool right? I mean, his other stuff has been interesting, quirky and fun, and while I’m not an expert, it seems to [...]

Father Christmas is a very bad man

Sunday, December 28, 2008

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Every year he buys my kids a special gift. It is a special gift just from him and tends to be something they can share. This year he bought them moon sand, and that is why he is a very bad man. For the uninitiated moon sand is… Sounds great right? Mouldable Not Messy Easy to use What fun. But alas we [...]

Little Miss Sleepy

Sunday, November 2, 2008

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I have stuff to tell you and I have so much reading to do, and lovely comments to answer which I really do appreciate I promise. but after a day in London with MIsses E and M, a night on my sister’s floor (ok, on an airbed on her floor), with Miss E’s teddy, and [...]

Artistic differences?

Sunday, October 12, 2008

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Sometimes kids just don’t appreciate fine art. It may have something to do with a certain aesthetic maturity, a sensitivity of mind that a child as young as three is just not yet experienced enough to attain. Their minds are still white and clear, a book not yet written so they cannot see the back story to [...]

Miss E’s dream room and a birthday

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

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Apparently this is where Miss E hoped we’ll be staying for the last week or so. Well this is her dream room anyway, and I can’t help being kind of pleased because we’re on the way there. I mean, she has a wardrobe, a bed, walls, a ceiling, and a clock, as well as book [...]

Doodle do

Friday, May 16, 2008

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Todays post has very little writing in it because my brain is jelly. I’m finally catching up on a little reading though, and at Akelamalu’s I happened upon this which led me to this and I felt all excited. I know, sad isn’t it? So thanks Claire for the much needed inspiration, and this is my [...]

Starbucks, Oreos and Chai

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

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Day two of the fabulous blog meet and we went to Starbucks. I have had Starbucks coffee brought to me before. I am like the queen in that way, people bring me stuff (hee hee), so I knew it was good, but I don’t think I’ve ever sat down in the above mentioned establishment and [...]

Smarter than your average bird and Fun Monday sign up

Sunday, March 30, 2008

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Once there was a little pigeon called Simon. One day, fed up of his pigeon coloured feathers, of the dark roof top grey, and the pale pavement gray, and the shimmering oily green at his throat, Simon decided to go shopping. While most of us would think that quite unusual, Simon had no concerns about his [...]

Pi** Artist?

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

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Ok. I am a little, well, drunk. I have recently returned from a night on the town with my hubby, where we had a fabulous meal here, then wandered into Mansfield and partook of a few glasses of the hard stuff in a couple of local hostelries. (Well actually I had tonic as I was already [...]

Okay, you shouldn’t really play with your food, but…

Sunday, February 3, 2008

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Okay, you shouldn’t really play with your food, but…

Sighhhh. Wouldn’t you just like to be there? As we come to the end of another cold, damp and miserable day, this picture on BBC News 24 really caught my eye. It also made me feel oddly hungry. In fact, those rocks look a bit like spuds (potatoes), and the pea green boat looks like, well, a boat of [...]