Phyl's Blog

Ever since Thomas has been under the redundancy guillotine he's been quite dynamic from an entrepreneurial point of view. Even at the be...

cutting boards Originally uploaded by pinprick Possibly the strangest thing you have to get used to when you live with foreigners is the ter...

  The walk to the wedding Originally uploaded by PhylB Today Marcel asked me to sub him all the money from his bank account (£20) because h...

As any mum with two toddlers knows, these double trolleys are a life saver if you need a whole week's shopping rather than just two or t...

  Anna, where's Charlotte? Originally uploaded by PhylB Anna has been a bit of an enigma for months now. Given she learned to sit at 3 ...

Tom and Jerry Originally uploaded by Becksta 1 Léon got up in the middle of the night crying and looking for me. I took him back to bed but...

Pound & Euro Originally uploaded by ~ PaulG ~ Last December I blogged indirectly that inflation on non-mortgage goods would have to go ...

"Divorce parties"? Originally uploaded by wwhyte1968 No one seems to be talking about the effect the recession will have on divorc...

I was given this Mother's Day card made by Charlotte today. I really like it because it is so her! On the front, as you can see, are hea...

  Chef Widmann Originally uploaded by PhylB Thomas now tells me he actually meant 50g of pine nuts , not 500g - he claims he read it out lo...

Pasta al pesto Originally uploaded by lucadea I really like pesto. Last Monday the three big kids were eating with their father so Thomas s...

Is BBC radio 2's lunchtime programme stalking me? Today they are discussing: Google street view Debaptizing Ms versus Mrs I'm away t...

  The bride Originally uploaded by PhylB I blogged last year about the hassle value of changing your name in this day and age. The BBC wa...

View Larger Map I went on Google maps new street view today. Firstly, I was impressed at how nice the weather in Glasgow seems to have been ...

Given I wasn't christened myself, it had never occurred to me until I read this today that this could be a problem. It got me to thinkin...

Here is a photo of me out playing with my teddy bear (left) at the age of ten! I know that dates it straight away, given kids seem to give...

  Cappuccino maker Originally uploaded by PhylB We got some money for our wedding from my parents' good friends Joyce and Steve. Our tr...

I was watching Anna the other day. Despite being only 14 months old, I simply know that she would survive indefinitely if I was suddenly to...

  A walk on the trampoline Originally uploaded by PhylB Anna has been able to walk since she was about one. She walks between chairs and ta...

In the UK we often rely on references to get a job. If you have never worked anywhere else, you probably aren't aware how alien the conc...