Monthly Archives: March 2006
Good Investment
This morning we had a shopping spree at the local NCT Nearly New Sale and for £30 acquired a mountain of baby vests, and a goodly number of articles which are variously marked as sleepsuits, babygrows, all-in-ones, playsuits, and outfits. … Continue reading
Five Minute Warning
It’s five to twelve and tomorrow is the day that all the plastic paddies come out of the woodwork. Stay off the streets unless you want to be sprayed green or forced to drink guinness, both of which are undesirable … Continue reading
Trampolining
My colleague’s wife gave birth at the weekend: six weeks early. By my calculations, I could do the same thing in a month’s time. This is making me jittery enough to start planning my hospital bag, but I need to … Continue reading
Thoughts on Advertising
We’re in the middle of Fairtrade Fortnight and the big retailers are cashing in mightily. Marks & Spencer’s Look Behind The Label campaign is plastered all over its windows, and all the high street coffee chains are switching to Fairtrade … Continue reading
This afternoon in the garden
This year’s chilli crop has been sown. This year we have sensibly not thrown the entire pack of seeds into the propagator, but sown only ten or so for now, with a view to topping up later. I have also … Continue reading