Well, it's been a while but with something of a change of heart, I've decided to start up the blog again. Let's see how things go this time around. Life has thrown me a couple of curve balls recently and it seems the only thing getting in the way of... Continue reading

Off to the library now, in the pale pink twilight. Oh, how I love the library. An unfortunate side effect of having a great long list of interests are the teetering piles of books, magazines and papers littering the tiny house in which we live. I could probably happily live with them, but my long suffering husband David cannot. Besides, there is precious little room now we have baby Ben, who will have a bedroom in what used to be affectionately termed "the office". After the recent (and it has to be said, painful) cull of my books, I have... Continue reading

Out for a run this afternoon. Only the second time since Ben was born in May. It's freezing cold but bright and crisp and there's nobody around but us - so thankfully no audience to witness my bright pink face. It's not my first time around with running, I took it up after pre-eclampsia brought my first pregnancy to an abrupt halt. Whilst painful, it does feel as though my muscles remember this, and my body responds far better than I'd expected. Afterwards I feel great, apart from the cough from inhaling such ice-cold air. Continue reading

Hi there, I'm Liz and this is my new blog. First time I've done anything like this, and I have a habit of trying things for a while and then letting them drop so let's see how I go. So, what's the purpose of this? Well, as I mentioned above, I enjoy finding out about new things and now I have two children, I am increasingly sharing the experiences with them. For as long as I can remember, I've had a myriad of interests and a driving need to try new things. This often becomes an exciting, all-consuming passion for... Continue reading