Posted in england, random, the arts on September 10, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Just noticed the new series Land Girls on the BBC iplayer. Looks pretty good.
From wikipedia:
The Women’s Land Army (WLA) was a British and American civilian organization created during the First and Second World Wars to work in agriculture replacing men called up to the military. Women who worked for the WLA were commonly known as [...]
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Posted in art, children, crafts, random on August 17, 2009 | 4 Comments »
So this is one of the oldest tricks in the book, but I thought I’d share it anyways. Perfect for all the broken crayons lying around the house and the dinky ones you get at restaurants.
3 Steps To New Crayons:
Break up old crayons in to a baking tin or cup cake mold (you might [...]
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Posted in art, random on July 25, 2009 | 6 Comments »
one of my favorite things to do once Maggie is asleep, is to get out the water colours and take a few minutes to doodle in the kitchen, by the light of the street lamps and of course the christmas lights that never came down.
it really is all about the simple pleasures in life…
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We have been enjoying the vintage Mickey Mouse cartoons on youtube recently. This one is one of the best, my favorite part being Mickey’s little song and dance @ 6:05.
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