Today I made an enormous vegetable lasagne, in our biggest roasting dish. The four of us ate some for tea with new potatoes, and then I cut the rest up into 11 individual portions and put them all in the freezer. So very organised! And it was delicious; we all loved it except for L3 who kept telling me she wanted 'real' lasagne (i.e. made with beef ( Read more... )

Just sat down with the children and all together we have made some 'house rules and guidelines'. We've printed them out, all of us have signed them, and they are now stuck on the wall. They are all rules I have to stick to as well - including 'no eating in bedrooms', which will be a big change for me as my bedroom is also the living room and I'm ( Read more... )

Busy day today! We have packed so much in that it feels like a very long time since I got up, and I had quite a long lie in ( Read more... )

And where the heck to start ( Read more... )

Haven't posted properly for a few days. Things are going ok, probably as well as can be expected. Funeral is all organised for tomorrow; this morning I have to write the little bit I want to say about Dad so that Tim can read it out for me (I know for sure I won't be able to read it myself, I'm always a complete wreck at funerals - it's the singing ( Read more... )

Here, below the cut, are photos of Little Three's Clanger, of which she is terribly fond, and also of the fingerless gloves which I have today finished. The gloves are knitted, from a pattern in this month's Simply Knitting in memory of my dad, as I bought the yarn less than four hours before he died. I intend to wear them at his funeral.

( Under here be pictures of knitting goodness )

Just had a phonecall from Mum on my mobile, which is very unusual for this time in the morning and I knew at once that she must be not at home, even before I answered it ( Read more... )

I've just cast on for Clanger Number Three. I can't even remember how long ago it is since I knitted the other two, but it is well over a year, and L3 has been asking me, begging me and nagging me for her own Clanger for a very long time ( Read more... )

70. A nice chat with Little Three on the way to school ( Read more... )

I should never post to my livejournal with the mood icon as 'Peaceful'. It is simply asking for trouble ( Read more... )