Carless Whispers – In Which A Sad Keris Actually, Really, Truly NEEDS Her Car.
So just before Christmas, we learned the limitation of the carless life. My dad had gone into hospital at the beginning of December and on the 19th, a Sunday, my sister phoned to say the hospital had suggested we go in. When my mum died in 1999, the hospital phoned and we got straight in the car and headed right there. This time, we had public transport, a Sunday and snow to contend with. (Being close to the end of the month, we...
Philips Wake up Light. Buy One. That is all.
As regular readers will know, my eldest son has had M.E. for two years, and mornings are NOT his best time. Never a morning bird, even as a small child he liked a lie in. So couple his natural tendency with the slow-starting body that comes with M.E. and he’s on to a total non-starter, if I’m honest. On a bad day, he’ll simply lie in bed, unable to even contemplate the effort involved in lifting the duvet and placing...
Book review: Jack Frost by Kazuno Kohara
I honestly didn’t think Pink would enjoy this. It was too… odd. Angular. Frosty, actually. Not at all the soft, gorgeous imagery she usually chooses. Shows what I know. This book comes out again and again. Happily. Because I love it as much as Pink does. The simply paper cut style illustration is beautiful, and far more evocative than I expected. Perfect, in fact, in a story of a world caught in the depths of icy winter....
Poisson Rouge – Wonderful Website for Pre-Schoolers
Poisson Rouge is a truly wonderful free website for young children (to help keep it free they have an on-line shop with t-shirts and software and you can also make a voluntary donation). It is a website with easy to use, perfectly formed interactive learning games. The colourful illustrations/animations are delightful. My eight year old used to love the site when he was smaller but he’s now graduated to the more complex on-line...