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FebruaryFeb 12 Thursday 09
Happy birthdays
Happy 200th birthday to Charles Darwin and happy 2nd birthday to Emily!
FebruaryFeb 9 Monday 09
Richard Dawkins has a YouTube channel
And it's one of those superduper ones where they let you have full length programmes and extended films.
FebruaryFeb 8 Sunday 09
Our new arrival
Jon presents the newest member of our family.
FebruaryFeb 6 Friday 09
Snowblogging - everyone's doing it
Whilst the rest of the country may have had numerous snowdays, in Edinburgh, it's not been that impressive.
FebruaryFeb 4 Wednesday 09
Inventor of Playmobil dies
1. Lunch atop a skyscraper, 2. Wir sind Playmobil, 3. Untitled, 4. Welcome to wherever you are., 5. CRAZY CAT LADY PLAYMOBIL FROM GROC!!, 6. Untitled, 7. they might be giants!, 8. 2/365 Toys: Pink, 9. going for a walk
More at The Guardian.
So, what Playmobil people …
FebruaryFeb 2 Monday 09
Fit Sheffield in your pocket
FebruaryFeb 1 Sunday 09
In the 80s, women had to take two bottles into the shower
I was amused to read that BBC4 are making a series in a similar vein to Channel 4's The 1900 House and The 1940s House.
JanuaryJan 31 Saturday 09
Petition
I'm not the world's biggest fan of Royal Mail, but at least they don't charge companies extra money to deliver to the Highlands and Islands.
I hardly know her
Via swissmiss, ihardlyknowher is a great way to view your Flickr stream in a simple and minimalist way.
JanuaryJan 24 Saturday 09
Children's books
There's an interview with the great Oliver Jeffers in the Guardian today.
Children's books that have come to my attention recently:
- Blueberry Girl by Neil Gaiman
, looks a like a wonderful book to give little girls, and seems like a good 'welcome to the world' book as well.
Knitting for the kids
A week off is a good time to get some knitting done.
Helping another friend
If you're not already a reader of our friend Kal's fabulous blog Trauma Queen then you really ought to rectify that.
JanuaryJan 21 Wednesday 09
I like lights
Sunjar
Toorde Boontje candle shade
Our Crowd lamp
Here's some lamps I'd like to own:
Moon in My Room, yes, I seem to like moon lamps.
Couldn't get a photo, but I like this rabbit nighlight, reminds me a bit of one I had as a child.
JanuaryJan 20 Tuesday 09
Changing times
I think my favourite part of watching the inauguration this afternoon was seeing Malia Obama taking photos of …
JanuaryJan 19 Monday 09
Dreamings of a domestic nature
Sometimes I wish I had done some kind of high powered graduate job at a blue chip company, made stupid amounts of money on property in London and then sold up to live the good life.
JanuaryJan 17 Saturday 09
Wedding, making, doing, thinking...
We're about to make our wedding website password-only (there are some idiots out there who think it's fun to cancel other people's weddings using the details they put on their sites, plus there's the whole personal safety thing) so I may well go back to posting random …
JanuaryJan 14 Wednesday 09
Local food for local people
How cool is this?
JanuaryJan 12 Monday 09
Days
It's Delurking Day again, so if there is anyone left reading who has never left a comment, please do so!
JanuaryJan 9 Friday 09
5 years
When I started this blog 5 years ago today I was single, working as a public librarian, living in a crap flat in a slightly crap area in Leeds and apparently I had a sore neck.