Is Instagram controlling me? Yesterday on the strength of a photo on it, I found out about and also went ahead and visited a new neighbourhood pop up shop in nearby Nunhead. All These Nice Things has two criteria for its stock – it has to be hand made and it has to have been […]
Just spent a lovely day on the beach with a friend and her kids. In a few days she’s off to holiday in an off-grid cottage on the Jurassic coast. She was hoping for rain, initially at least, so that the rain water tank would be full for their arrival. She rents it informally from […]
So this weekend was Margate Pride and I had a lovely time. Last year’s Pride was pretty sad – leaflets went out to homes beforehand from someone warning against the town turning into “Margay” (sounds like a dream to me). In the end there was a paltry procession and the main acts got cancelled because […]
Back again to the annual fete in the French village where my parents live. I’ve reported from previous fetes, so you can catch-up on just what it involves here (clue: loads of food, loads of boule). Every year is the same, and every year is different, with the events of the year, the weather and […]
This is my bad one. Sitting with a wild stare in her eye as she’s been carrying her latest kill around the house while yowling. Loudly. Happily for me, my cat limits her kill to objects that are inanimate. Tunisian slippers, animal keyrings, the mouse from The Gruffalo and now this ghastly small doll that […]