Today I made scones, for Johanna's birthday tea party. Scones are delicious AND easy to make. I think I will make more in future. I think I'm also going to make friands tomorrow to take into work on monday to have for dessert after our lunch out. Or maybe as a 3pm teabreak snack. Or elevensessesses. Anyway, yes, friands ( Read more... )

I am really looking forward to the Poets for Haiti event at the end of this month. Click, go, buy tickets! It's such an amazing line-up, only £15, and it's a fundraiser for Haiti. Of all the poets going I've only heard Don Patterson and he's really good. Liz Lochhead and Carol Ann Duffy I would love to see, and I hear that Alasdair Gray is really ( Read more... )

We lost the rugby.

Not to worry, I have a date with Becky and if there's one thing I'm sure of, it's that I always win at climbing ( Read more... )

I have new shoes.

They are running shoes.

They are comfortable.

They are beautiful.

They are red.

It's politics catalogue time!
My favourites remain members of the 'no shit, Sherlock' category.

• 'The Introduction sets the scene...'
• 'The author uses poststructuralist thought to think... drawing on a range of thinkers...'
• Mr Atack has written a book about non-violence (approaching the greatness of Lindquist the Linguist). Although he calls it ' ( Read more... )

Next to the computer, I found a note:

81 Armadale
Screaming
fuschias.

copyright mum, I'm guessing. Isn't that beautiful? So many images.

In other news: it's snowing again. I thought it might be rain, but a glance at the velux windows tells me otherwise.

nome xx

Snow!

Snow snow, snow snow snow!

SNOW!

Snow, and lots of it. A good few inches and still falling.

Snow, and I'm now getting that thing where you write a word too many times and it looks weird.

SNOW!

snow, SNOW, SNOW!

xx

The people (alive) that I miss the most are ( Read more... )

In this world, there are too many fun things and not enough time. Having a job is not always a fun thing, but in general it is a good thing, and a rewarding thing. And a thing that pays money with which you can pay for the fun ( Read more... )

Today I am feeling good after my cycle in. Same route as yesterday but I was a bit more prepared for allllll the hill. Feeling a bit healthier too (still coming off the back of a cold so am a bit plegmtastic, which adds to bokiness exponentially). I'm hoping that it'll get easier as I get better so I will have the illusion of being fit when, in ( Read more... )