Poetry has always eluded me. I think I wrote a good poem once, however, I'm not sure. What makes a poem a poem? We were never taught poetry at school. We read it, yes, but we weren't taught how to write it ( Read more... )

Himself has one pair of shoes, and occasionally a pair of trainers. I say occasionally because he usually wears these trainers until they fall apart and then, he waits about six months before purchasing a new pair and so the cycle continues ( Read more... )

This afternoon, quite late, I decided to go for a walk with Bubs. I tucked him up in his pram and off we went ( Read more... )

I can remember very clearly the exact moment when I first contemplated death, I was standing in the hall at my nan's ( Read more... )

We're still exploring Hobbiton, Himself and I. We like to go for walks with Bubsy when Himself has a day off.

Like today.

We took the camera out with us, which was exciting as we usually forget it! Himself took lots of pictures of Bubsy and I took this picture:
It's a house that was given to Anne of Cleves as part of her divorce settlement from ( Read more... )

We got locked out yesterday. I said to Himself 'Have you got your keys?' he made sounds that indicated a yes and so I shut the front door ( Read more... )

1. Who is your favorite celebrity?
Princess Diana. I think she really did care about people, ordinary people.

2. Who is your least favorite?
Hmmmmmmm

3. Have you ever met or seen any celebrities in real life?Yes, I've been in a restaurant at a table opposite Kylie Minogue and I've met Kevin Rowland - the lead singer of Dexys Midnight Runners. ( Read more... )

It's only a short clip, and fuzzy from the download optimiser...you can hear the church bells ringing though, and see the pretty flowers.

Next: The Houses of Hobbiton ;)

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I love the Friday Five but my answers were too boring this week and so I'm doing this instead. I can't remember where I got it!

What size is your bed?
It's a double: Himself and I share.

What do you wear to bed? Usually a tee-shirt. I've got two pairs of pyjamas, but I had them when I had the caesarean and so they bring back too many bad ( Read more... )

We went into Hobbiton today, me, Himself and Bubs. We didn't manage to get what I wanted, but, nevertheless, we got a good laugh.

It all started when we were window shopping. I was peeking in the clothes shops (there are a few) and Himself was nosing in the window of an antiquarian bookshop. I left him to that for a while as I have simply no ( Read more... )