Phyl's Blog

At the beginning of March we embarked upon a DIY marathon, hence slightly less blogging than usual - not only do I have less time to sit dow...

I think people tend to assume they and their kids are normal, whatever normal is. Therefore if your kid learns to sit at say 3 months, you t...

If your ears can stand this, it has to be admired for a nerd quality rarely seen!

So there are suddenly 2.1 million people unemployed in the UK ... come on now - who are the government trying to kid? When Thomas is made re...

Jams, Jellies, and Apple Butter Originally uploaded by di_the_huntress Thomas bought some Danish boysenberry jam the other week. Apart from ...

I thought when I gave my kids the names Charlotte and Léon -Olivier that those two names were dissimilar enough not to cause any confusion....

  9-2-91 Originally uploaded by PhylB Here I am back in 1991 with my first car. It was about the size of a dustbin and about as reliable. M...

I went to bed last night with a simple DIY plan in my head. Get up early Paint the dining room door frames Paint the window surround Wallpa...

If you are like me, that is to say in your late 30s or early 40s, you probably grew up with your parents blasting Don Mclean's American...

  The 3 big ones and Léon's beloved Garfield Originally uploaded by PhylB So my three biggies have gone to France to see their Oma for ...

I have woken up this morning to Armageddon . In other words, I said yes last night when Marcel and Charlotte volunteered to make cookies an...

I've just been reading this on the BBC. To be honest, it isn't something I've thought about in great depth given I would never e...

Thomas insists on buying sugar puffs for the kids - I think he must remember them fondly from his own childhood (or maybe he has shares in ...

Thomas has taught Pudge what all can be eaten in our garden so he is able to go round and tell you which berries are potentially poisonous a...

I just checked the FTSE 100 for the day - it seems to be up 169.36. Dow Jones and Nasdaq have followed suit. That's a good day by today...

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 ...