These Charming Folk

Our next stop on our journey around the back roads and byways of Britain was at a school field tucked away in Willaston. It was time to meet some charming folk.

Sadly we were a little late, having been delayed first by a Rose Queen’s parade and then by the need to pull in and […]

The Long and Winding Roads

Way back in the time known as 2007, Mr TLC and I spent a few happy evenings in the televisual company of Mr Robbie Coltrane, as he wended his way from London to Glasgow via the nation’s B-roads.

Actually, the London to Glasgow business was a little misleading, since Robbie’s journey took him veering from […]

Four Lions

A comedy about a motley crew of wannabe jihadists – it doesn’t sound promising does it? But I’d heard good things about it and besides, it was mostly filmed in Sheffield and I’m always up for a bit of location-spotting. Last night we finally set off to see Chris Morris’ debut feature film, Four Lions […]

Tea for Two

I seem to be turning into Nigella Lawson. How splendid.

It’s amazing what you can do with a bit of fondant icing and a cheap teaset 😉

Happily no-longer-a-baby A’s birthday cake made it to Granddad D’s house (where the party is) without mishap. Phew.

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T-Shirt War

A lovely bit of stop-motion one-upmanship. Enjoy 🙂

From the heart

I don’t really do Valentine’s Day. To say Mr TLC dislikes it would be putting it rather mildly, so to be honest, it’s just not worth the hassle.

I changed my mind today though, when Peter Rowlett tweeted a link to a Möbius Valentine’s card. (Yes, I am more than mildly obsessed with Möbius strips […]

Only when I laugh

Does anyone actually laugh out loud when they type LOL? I wonder… I’m not laughing out loud, but I was earlier.

First LOL moment of the weekend was this: see more Lolcats and funny pictures

…but when I shared it with Mr TLC he didn’t even smile, he just looked kind of thoughtful.

“I’ve got […]

Not in San Francisco, but in Hunters Baa

My quest for a wool shop turned out to be much easier than I thought. We celebrated the sudden disappearance of almost all the snow by going out for a walk, calling in at the aptly named Wool Baa at Hunters Bar.

Sometimes you just know you’ve found what you’re looking for. A warm welcome, […]

Smokin’ Snowman

The first time I spotted her, she was very curvaceous, but noticeably lacking something. I idly wondered if my neighbour was sculpting Ann Boleyn, but then I spotted him making the snowball that was destined to become her head.

Her consort appeared the next day. Not sure who added the cigarette, but I think he […]

A public service post

Because everyone needs to know how to tell if your cat is plotting to kill you.