Phyl's Blog

Do you remember the Billy Connolly sketch when he recounts finding his first grey pubic hair? He's appalled to realize middle age has ...

You know when you come across someone foreign on Youtube who claims they can teach you to speak with a 'British accent', that you...

Sometimes when I look at my kids, I think of what most people consider the norm - and that would probably have been a photo of just me on a ...

One of the problems with the low birth rate in Western countries is the fact that women don't have the experience to know what their bod...

With her siblings home from their 'stay home and watch the world cup' holiday with André, Anna has found a new love of football. She...

We've been growing purple potatoes this year. In fact we've been growing four or five different types of potato to make up for the f...

Why don't they sell these in B&Q ? This is Thomas' oversized Danish toothbrush for painting behind radiators. I can hardly belie...

I first started blogging years ago when my name was still Phyllis Gautier. I chose the domain name phyllisgautier.blogspot.com. I didn't...

As of this morning my old boss Rupert will be charging us to read the Times . I will therefore no longer be reading the Times. I have no obj...

I'm sure I can feed myself mash! Originally uploaded by PhylB Up to now I've seen Amaia as a little Léon clone. In hundreds of phot...

I love Blogger's new templates! I've been fiddling about with Pudge's blog trying to find a more suitable look for a four year o...

I love the way bilingual toddlers decide which words they want to use in each language. To a man they use mainly the right words in both lan...

Camels - Jahrah Desert, Kuwait Originally uploaded by QuiteLucid I think I've been living with the politics nerd too long... On Tuesday...

Raising the age of retirement in the UK from 65 to 66 and then beyond to 70 seems to be a major topic of conversation with the new governmen...

I often wish I could bottle the smell from the roses in my garden. In the same way I wish I could bottle the last five minutes of summer ter...

Today my little Léon left nursery forever. After summer he will start real school in primary one at Kirkhill along with his sister who is ...

Charlotte's always had an issue with our garden furniture and static electricity. I noticed it on this photo I took at the weekend. It...

Anna has proved herself to be one of life's copers over the past three weeks. On the day her stookie was put on she sat on a chair in th...

One thing no one warns you about having kids is the questions you are going to have thrown at you daily. Today's big dilemma for Léon: w...

Anna is to start her free state nursery place the first week of January next year. As is the case in the UK free nursery places are offered ...