Phyl's Blog

  Angel boy Originally uploaded by PhylB Today Léon and I were sorting through an old toy box. We happened upon an old mirror my old Gramps...

It suddenly struck me the other day that this economic crisis will be interesting to watch from a higher education perspective. Already lec...

  Scone party Originally uploaded by PhylB I am still looking for the answers. Apparently it is even worse in Scotland than down South bu...

Auschwitz II entrance Originally uploaded by vm_ramos As the living generations become fewer, we must make it our duty to educate our childr...

  Anna loves Maggie Originally uploaded by PhylB I know it's partly our own fault for giving in to her but Anna has still never slept t...

Today Thomas and I went in to Glasgow's Kelvingrove Art Gallery to see what turned out to be a rather unimpressive Impressionist exhi...

Pixar Campus Originally uploaded by mathoov Everyone in this house drives me mad! I think I am going to invent DVDs that are a different sha...

I went shopping in ASDA the other day. On my way home I did my 3 school/nursery runs. I left the bags of shopping on the kitchen floor and s...

Since I resigned back in November, I have had a large cardboard box sitting on the floor in my kitchen. I went into the office for a meeting...

Dunce Originally uploaded by Drumaboy So because kids are too badly educated to write something intelligible, the solution is to not make th...

pink baby slippers Originally uploaded by Funky Shapes Thomas and I are having a bit of a stand-off at the moment. A slipper stand-off. I ha...

An Atheist Bus - Newington Green Road, London Originally uploaded by carlosfpardo At last! Even public transport I can relate to! It's t...

Raisins Originally uploaded by cbcastro My kids all loved tiny boxes of raisins when they were little. Around 7 they decided raisins weren...

cake top Originally uploaded by red betty black OK, for argument's sake, let's discuss the m inimalist options first. The most minim...

While out shopping at Xmas, Thomas came across a desk calendar consisting of 365 different paper aeroplanes. He figured it'd be good for...

Weddings are harder to organize than in my mum and dad's (left) day. When I said yes to Thomas the other day, I had forgotten a few thi...

So sleeping less than 7 hours a night leaves you vulnerable to the cold - that's just great. I haven't slept more than 3 or 4 hours...

  Engaged! Originally uploaded by viralbus What a weekend! Pudge has been vomiting and burning up since late Thursday so we've been up ...

Life with four kids has been reasonably easy till now but Anna discovered how to navigate stairs yesterday. I guess that leaves me the choic...

  Phoning Miriam Originally uploaded by PhylB You wouldn't think in this technologically advanced day and age phoning would be getting ...