Blog entries - February 2013

Headband How-To

Shelley — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 02:02:24 +0100

I've been gradually packing things I think we'll need into our hospital bag for whenever our little one arrives. I thought it would be a good idea to have something packed for keeping my hair out of my face. I have a favourite lace headband for this purpose (you've seen it before here) which also serves as the perfect thing for covering up unwashed hair when I want to look presentable but don't have time for a shower. The only problem is, if I pack it I might not have it for a few weeks and i...

Ollie in a Box

Shelley — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 10:49:20 +0100

I wanted to include this photo in my Project Life album but ran out of room so I thought I'd blog it instead. One of the great things about living with a cat is putting a box on the floor and watching what happens (I believe there are whole YouTube channels dedicated to this). Ollie and Fred naturally love boxes and will sit in them or, in Fred's case, rub themselves all over ...

Handwritten

Shelley — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:23:43 +0100

I made oatmeal raisin cookies yesterday. The recipe is one I acquired years ago from a friend at university. They're just sweet enough and a little bit chewy but the best part is that my friend wrote out the recipe for me. I spent over an hour hunting for it on Saturday night. There are loads of oatmeal raisin cookies floating around on the internet and there probably is...