Phyl's Blog

Léon wanted 'pink flavour' Originally uploaded by PhylB You may have been following my on-going 18 month spotty Léon saga . I am be...

The UK still doesn't seem to be ready for people not changing their names when they get married. I know it is no longer 100% the case th...

Damn! If only I hadn't learned to drive in 1985, I could learn to drive now :-(

I have been trying to capture Anna's eyes (unsuccessfully) for a few days now. I wish little kids would move less when you try to phot...

1966 Fiat Nuova 500F and 2008 Fiat 500 Originally uploaded by dave_7 I have been desperate for one of these since they were released last ye...

Did I mention I got myself a little laptop table for my work? Working in the winter on my laptop hadn't been a problem but with it bei...

Well, here's a sight we won't be seeing for the next month or two... Marcel won't be picking up Anna and walking about on holida...

Given cars in Denmark cost more than most people earn in a lifetime, Thomas has reached the ripe old age of thirty something without ever ha...

Swine flu information Originally uploaded by andybullock77 Because I am pregnant at the moment, I am having to deal with NHS more than usual...

It is lovely to watch a helpless baby grow into a functional member of society. I don't just mean sitting, crawling, walking. I mean the...

Labour has made such a difference to the maternity services in the NHS. Around the turn of the century it had been suggested that all Scotti...

Isn't today's Google cute? There are some events in history that we all feel bind us together in our humanity (through joy or thr...

One of the problems with having an aversion to instruction manuals is the fact that that spills over into recipe usage. I wouldn't say I...

'Oh what a beautiful day!' Originally uploaded by kenjonbro Maybe I'm getting to be grumpy and middle-aged but I just can't ...

Being a big flickrer, I have been noticing and admiring HDR photography all over the place for about a year now. The only thing I didn...

  a wee red car Originally uploaded by PhylB I know I have ranted about it before but it just baffles me why the people in charge on NHS ca...

  Metz Originally uploaded by PhylB Years ago in Metz I saw this little car sailing down the river. When it got to the edge, it simply drov...

Bahdubaday seems to be the word Anna has decided to use to mean TV (of course?!) Granted, it doesn't sound much like TV or telly but we...

Last spring I suggested a day trip to Largs because it was a nice day. I imagined a nice drive, a stroll along the beach and an ice cream at...

My facebook buddies will have seen that things were starting to fall apart around us last week. In no particular order: the handle snapped o...