I have always loved books, and I have always owned heaps of them. Until recently, I had four bookcases, each full, plus piles of books on my...

It's time for Sunday Selections! Sunday Selections is a weekly meme hosted by  River at  Drifting Through Life .   It's a way to sh...

Like many people I often wonder whether new ways are more efficient and I sometimes doubt they are.  I'm also aware that automated syst...

Well. Another online opinion piece has "re-ignited" the "debate" about what to tell young people about avoiding rape and...

On Saturday my husband had a rare day home from work and one of A's friends was coming for a playdate at 11. I had almost nothing left i...

'Words for Wednesday' is a writing prompt held by Delores at  Under the Porch Light . Use some or all of the week's words, writ...

Can't resist these: the trees in the garden out the front of the kids' school are in bloom again. So beautiful.

It's time for Sunday Selections! This is a weekly meme started by Kim of  FrogPondsRock  as a way to showcase some of the many photos we...

You know that Gary Larson cartoon, 'Medvale School for the Gifted', with the kid straining to push a door marked 'pull' in g...

It's time for Sunday Selections! This is a weekly meme started by Kim of  FrogPondsRock  as a way to showcase some of the many photos w...