Category Archives: Uncategorized

It was a long old time ago that I first began thinking about improving our kitchen corner. You might remember this post here. Even if it weren’t clearly dated, I would still know how long ago it was, because the … Continue reading →

I take it all back. In my last post about labelling things, I may have mentioned a blogger who made her own labels. And – I’ll confess – my tone may have been a little mocking. In fact, what I … Continue reading →

Just as I never intended for this blog to become a record of child-based home improvements, I similarly never intended for what few craft activities I do have time for to be solely those for dolls or made on a … Continue reading →

        I do love to sort things out. But it’s a sad fact that things which are sorted out have a strange tendency to un-sort themselves. For ages I have happily blamed Oli for this, accusing him of spending … Continue reading →

Regular readers (and a big ‘hello‘ to both of you) will know I’m a sucker for personalised art. The vague ‘to buy’ list I carry around in my head of stuff for the house is not committed to paper, nor … Continue reading →

Brace yourselves. If you have small children, and a house full of stuff, then I am going to share with you the kind of blindingly obvious storage solution that could change your life. Hooks. Lovely, useful, cheap, wonderful hooks. I … Continue reading →

Christmas has sneaked up on me a little this year. Obviously the nature of Christmas is that, even though we all know perfectly well about the passage of time, and the date on which it falls, we are all still … Continue reading →

Time for a little playhouse update? Yes- I think so. You may remember that I shared some grand plans for the playhouse a while back. Have those plans been realised? Hell – no. Not in any way. I do have … Continue reading →

My lovely parents came to visit for the weekend, and offered up as a gift, my father’s DIY skills for the duration. This is even better than it sounds, since my father is really very clever. It is my firmly-held … Continue reading →

Apologies for yet another planning post, rather than a ‘things I have actually done’ post. It is a sad fact of being very pregnant that there will probably be a bit more planning than doing going on here over the … Continue reading →