Science Museum – The Time-Eating Clock Exhibition
I saw this on the BBC Breakfast news this morning and my first thought was how beautiful it is, my second thought was “what IS it?!”. The Midsummer Chronophage Clock is one of two clocks in the world to show the experience of relative time. Developed by British inventor Dr John C Taylor, the clock is inspired by the idea that everyone experiences time differently. Walking atop the 1.5 metre golden clock face is a large...
Funniest Car Review you’ll ever read – The Skoda Yeti Review
Remember our Carless Whispers column from Keris? Well, she’s not been officially ‘carless’ for a few weeks, thanks to those magically marvellous people at Skoda who decided to loan her a car. They didn’t ask for a review of the Skoda Yeti they sent her – they asked for no recognition at all in fact. Did I mention how much we love the Skoda PR team? But Keris felt obliged to let them know what she thinks....
Carless Whispers – In Which Keris Swears (probably).
So last week I was all smug. Smug about how cool Harry’s been with the whole carless thing, rather than actually being smug about being carless, but still. This week… not so much. We’ve been lucky for a few weeks in that it hasn’t rained a lot – it’s been absolutely freezing, which has its own challenges (Joe refuses to wear gloves, but then cries because his hands are cold) – but cold trumps wet...
Art Adventure – Really Colourful Pictures for Children’s Rooms
Are you looking for really nice, bright and colourful pictures on canvas for your child’s bedroom? Have you seen Art Adventure? I love this castle print (£48.00)! So much to look at and think about and make up brave knightly adventures about! They do personalised ones too for £28.00 and this flower fairies is just so pretty. Also, if you’re looking for a birthday or christening gift, perhaps one of these personalised...
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...
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...