Two more items ticked off this weekend.#12: A mascot."Pride", Team GB's mascot from the London Olympics in 2012.#21: A photo of me with something that represents the season.You can't get more summery than The Boy Child's factor 50 suncream.How are you getting on with your list?
The unintentionally funny things that The Boy Child says are like the #65 bus.You wait for ages and then two come along at the same time.Following on his recent comment about slices of mango, I give you a conversation about the British middle distance runner, double gold Olympian Mo Farah. You said, "Mo Farah is in … Continue reading Ask a Silly Question
Two hundred and twelve posts this year.120,560 pageviews, approximately, in the life of this blog.143 followers, plus a handful of others who regularly comment but don't actively follow me. This blog had its ups and downs, and it turned out to be my quietest blogging year to date. Successfully completed were: Project Life ~ none of … Continue reading Blog Review | 2013
Good morning/afternoon/evening and welcome to the final One Little Word Blog Hop. The hop is hosted by Margie and if you've landed here from Cheri, welcome. I'm listed at number four this month, but don't worry if you get lost following the links ~ there's a full list of participants at the end of this post.My husband {The Brainy … Continue reading One Little Word Blog Hop: January
Imagine the scene:Just after 10 am, the sun is shining.I am on the Common with The Boy Child, who is on his bike, and the pooch.We are playing London Olympics Men's Road Race and TBC is Bradley Wiggins.TBC wins the bike race, naturally, and he receives a gold medal.He then stands for the National Anthem, … Continue reading Photo a Day: 11th November | Splat
Saturday saw Team GB get off to a great start. ~ Gold for Ed McKeever in the 200m Kayak Sprint ~ ~ Bronze for Liam Heath and Jon Schofield in the 200m Kayak Sprint Pairs ~ ~ Gold for Mo Farah in 5,000m; he did the distance double ~ ~ Gold for Luke Campbell in the Bantamweight Boxing ~~ … Continue reading Olympic Round Up: Days 15 & 16
More visitors today making use of our drive before heading off to Stratford ~ we're happy to help, but I charge a small fee ... I have to hold their Olympic tickets in my hand!Our friends paid £150 per head for tonight's Closing Ceremony (they've sensibly left their Smalls with the grandparents).Would we have paid … Continue reading Photo a Day: 12th August
No gold medals yesterday, but two silvers and three bronze to add to our tally. ~ Luke Patience & Stuart Bithell, silver in the 470 class,sailing ~~ Hannah Mills & Saskia Clark, silver in the 470 class, sailing ~ ~ Bronze in the Ladies Hockey ~ ~ Anthony Ogogo, bronze in boxing ~ ~ Lutalo Muhammed, bronze in … Continue reading Olympic Round Up: Day 14
Day 12, yesterday, was the day Team GB gave everyone else a chance at a medal ... ahem ...Day 13, today, has seen three golds and a bronze ...~ Gold and bronze in the Individual Dressage ~~ I am a convert, it was heaven on hooves ~ ~ Nicola Adams, gold in the Flyweight Boxing ~ ~ … Continue reading Olympic Round Up: Days 12 & 13
Four More Golds ~ Alistair Brownlee, Men's Triathlon, plus bronze for younger brother Jonny ~ ~ Team Dressage ~ ~ young Laura Trott, only 20 years old and her second gold of these Games ~ ~ Sir Chris Hoy, Men's Keirin, second gold of these Games and his sixth in total ~~ Britain's greatest Olympian; the man is a … Continue reading Olympic Round Up: Day 11
This West London Life 