My lovely blogging friend Michelle started a rather nice meme about teaching your children life lessons, so here is what we've always considered important! 1. Stand tall. Never let someone else get you down, never let someone else tell you that you're not worthy or not clever enough or not good enough! You are an amazing person, no one can ever tell you different! 2. Family is the most important thing in the world. Whether you are related by blood or by choice, your family are the people you choose to spend you time with. Love and nurture them because they are the … [Read more...]
You know your partner’s a roleplaying geek when……
I was inspired for this post by the very lovely Missie Lizzie who suffers the issues of a runner in the house! So in a similar vein, this is living with a roleplayer and wargamer! 1. They use more oven cleaner to strip paint off figures than you do on the oven. 2. Boxes and packaging are never thrown away, they make great scenery with some paint and flock in place. 3. You are the go to household for every fancy dress costume your friends ever need. 4. Every fancy dress party is planned like the D-Day landings. 5. Dice no longer just have six sides. 6. It's normal to … [Read more...]
Have I told you about my Dad?
Have I told you about my Dad? 83 next month and we're still running to keep up with him! Dancing like a hooligan at Bernard's 18th birthday last Easter Playing in the snow in Scotland with Splosh & Irish Baby earlier this year Quad biking with my brother in America - He was 80 at the time! Fire watching in the mountains of Washington state And with my sisters and I, who he so politely refers to as "The Coven" Nothing holds him back really! He even volunteers with a … [Read more...]
The magnificent seven so we’re told!
The papers are full of the aftermath of the leaders debate, the magnificent seven is a regular headline - although I would like to question the term "magnificent" certainly when you're talking about Nigel Garage! So what did we learn from our evening in front of ITV ? * The first evening I have watch that channel for more years than I can to remember - they have never have anything worth watching!! I think we learnt that 7 people attempting to discuss the future of politics is a little too many. We learnt that David Cameron is as slippery and … [Read more...]
Nuka Cola Vending Machine
Fallout Nuka Cola Vending Machine.(BUILD ……………………PAINT in Part 2) After the phenomenal number of views and comments when Splosh threw this up on reddit I thought I’d better put together a quick build blog. Unfortunately it looks like I may of lost most of the in process pictures whilst “tidying” up files so build photos are a bit thin on the ground. Vault 57 is the reason this madness was even entered into, it’s an annual non-profit LRP (Live Role-play) game set in the Fallout universe to the Northwest of the Capital Wasteland. Having been involved for a couple of years making props … [Read more...]
Oh you pretty things – The in need of comfort and sympathy edition!
Bleurgh! I feel like totally poop so this week is the comfort and sympathy edition. There are things in every house that make you feel you better. Whether it's a favourite food, or snuggly blanket to retreat under. So here's mine - completely soppy and soft, but I have swollen tonsils so I don't care! There is nothing better than Marmite toast when you're feeling the germs! It's always been a comfort food in this house, hot buttery Marmite toast - served with a good cup of tea can cure most things! Yep - that's right I have a bear! Now I don't take him to … [Read more...]
Oh you pretty things – in the palm of my hand
It's Sonya's turn to host this week, and so it's treasures that fit in the palm of my hand! This series of posts has made me realise that as a family we are dangerously close to be hoarders! there is just too much to choose from, maybe I should do this de cluttering doodad everyone is talking about! But then everything is special so maybe not..... oh god I am a hoarder aren't I? My mums thread counter. A strange little thing, given to her by her floor manager at Harrods when she worked there in the early 1950's. With this she could check the thread count on the fabrics she … [Read more...]
Travels with my dad
I love spending time with my dad, he is a card! And for 83 surprisingly fit and active! So it was a complete pleasure to take him to Scotland last weekend to visit Splosh & Irish baby in their beautiful home in Blairgowrie. Mountains, snow, arsing about and lots & lots of laughing! There is of course always a touch of sadness that my mum never got to see their beautiful home, or even meet Irish baby for that matter - but I know she was there with us and laughing alongside all the fun! So here it is, a video memory of my long weekend in Scotland! Any chance you have to go … [Read more...]
Oh you pretty things – this week….. Socks!
Morning everyone! Welcome to another week in the riveting series - Oh you pretty things - this week......Socks! Why socks I here you ask? Well someone asked me late last week and I had to think quick, be witty, thought provoking and on the ball.... and this is what you get....Socks! But in my defence socks are an important item in my house, I am a great collector of the warm and fluffy variety, although to be fair the collection labelled 'odd ones' is a lot larger! For instance, I bought a packet of socks a few Christmases ago, a little gift for my beloved, days of the week socks … [Read more...]
Oh you pretty things – The literary edition!
Anyone who knows anything about me will understand that to sort and choose favourite books, will know what a mammoth task that would be! Our house is stuffed to the rafters with books, novels, trashy paperbacks, classics, military history, costume history, cookery, you name it - we probably have a book about it! But I think I have whittled it down to a couple of favourites - well favourites for now anyway! Here we go! No. 1 We read this in school (in fact I think maybe it was this actual copy!) and I fell in love with it straight away. So beautifully written, and a very … [Read more...]
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