Phyl's Blog

I am slowly beginning to believe small children are actually insane! I was driving along concentrating on the traffic when suddenly Anna le...

I happened to need to buy a few things today so nipped into an average-sized supermarket in Bibbiena, a COOP. I found most of the things on ...

I've always had a wee bit of a problem with mosquitoes - they're probably one of the only things I am allergic to. Unlike when I am ...

I have been a lexicographer for over twenty years so I know  everything there is to know about compiling the entry 'fuck' for a bili...

It has been terribly endearing today to watch my kids refind each other. The biggies disappeared at the end of June to visit their Granny i...

Today was the big day. Belling were coming to fix my cooker at last. Well what do you know?  Jake didn't bring the correct fascia. I p...

Thomas has been growing grapes fairly unimpressively in our greenhouse for a few years. I am not sure what's changed but he has so many ...

It started with a crusty loaf. Thomas had spent winter and spring experimenting with roll recipes, with a view to creating little crusty r...

Thomas has planted currant bushes, along with raspberries, tayberries, gooseberries, cherries, apples, pears, damsons, quinces and even (old...

We took the girls down to the new museum the other day because they are going stir crazy with their siblings away in France (and we were ove...

I printed out some of my black and white photos for my wall recently and hung them up. Coming from a colour era, rather than a b&w one w...

I was having lunch in the garden today with Anna. Most of the way through a plate of scrambled egg she turned to me and said 'I eated al...

Nothing beats home-grown fruit, veg and potatoes. These were so good all they needed to make a perfect meal was a little bit of Normandy sea...

Anyone who knows me knows I'm a big photographer. It started when I was given my first camera at 7 and I went SLR at 15 and digital SLR ...

My little nephew, Gordy, apparently had an interesting conversation with his father last night. He pointed out that he knew I was the type o...

This one really is a special little troll. I don't know why so much nonsense goes though her head - it isn't malicious at all, partl...

Anna isn't stupid. I made quiche for lunch. I put it on the table. ' Have a piece of this' , I said. ' No, thanks', ...

If I had tasted Thomas's ratatouille before I married him, I would probably have married him for it, but I didn't so it was a love...

I think this is quite a cute photo of Anna trying to rinse the shampoo from her own hair... though for some strange reason it brings back va...

When you go into Clarks you can get shoes for crawlers, cruisers or walkers. Of course, if the climate was better, I'd probably just lea...