Author: Alison
Me, just me. Mum to two lovely frustrating wonderful teenagers. Living in deepest darkest Oxfordshire. Ex Londoner and proud of it - though I don't miss the traffic. Chelsea fan, motorsports fan, avid reader. Love my food, wine and family!
Not on the Label
“Then there was an unexpected pause. The chickens from the factory’s own slaughterhouse had stopped winding through … We were given an early break. When we got back, a couple of doze... Read More
preparingforemergencies.co.uk
I’m sure everyone’s already seen this site, but in case you haven’t, visitpreparingforemergencies.co.uk. It’s one of the best spoof sites I’ve seen for a while, and in fa... Read More
The Infinite Cat Project – Cats watching cats watching cats. Hey! It's a concept!
I don’t know why, but “The Infinite Cat Project – Cats watching cats watching cats” makes me think of Alice in Wonderland. Sometimes I’m a bit weird, I know. Now all I ha... Read More
Ch-ch-ch-changes…
As you can see, I’ve been making a few changes around here, in the vain hope that I’ll actually remember to post in this thing a bit more regularly (Fat chance of that, methinks!) Only pro... Read More
Glastonbury Observations … warning, long and winding ramble!
And so we return home from another fantastic time at the Glastonbury Festival. This year felt very different from last year, very much more chilled rather than a manic rush from stage to stage, and of... Read More
Images of Glastonbury
I never fail to be fascinated by the flags at the Jazz World Stage at Glastonbury. There are more of my photos from the festival here.... Read More
Genuine Glastonbury 2004 Mud ! Fresh this morning !!
I wish I’d thought of doing this … could have made a fortune the amount of mud on me! eBay item 3824508716 (Ends 01-Jul-04 15:25:35 BST) – Genuine Glastonbury 2004 Mud ! Fresh this m... Read More
Our wedding :0)
It may be 67 weeks away but we are already making plans for our wedding, and will be putting all the info in a website that Ulen is putting together … there’s nothing on there yet but keep... Read More
Global Rich List
Never again will I moan about being skint … theGlobal Rich List is sobering stuff.... Read More
Wedding plans
Hah, no bog-standard wedding band for us, oh no!!! My gorgeous husband-to-be has only gone and provisionally booked this lot for our reception! And they only happen to be one of my most favouritist ba... Read More
GHOST TOWN
Apologies for the absence, I’ve been far too busy being obsessed with weddings! I’ve finally managed to get the blogger tool to work in Opera (my usual browser) so expect much more regular... Read More
Good news!
Ulen and I went to Paris at the weekend. We had a wonderful time, and on Sunday evening, at the top of the Eiffel Tower, in howling winds, I proposed to him and he said yes!... Read More
Snow Patrol Official Website
Best band in the world at the moment, IMHO. Up till August last year I’d never even heard of Snow Patrol, but then I went along to a gig in Northampton with Ulen and his friend. Started off thin... Read More