In which my children design their own t-shirts

crayon monogrammed t-shirt

Polo-shirts.co.uk is launching a competition which calls upon your t-shirt designing skills. Your children can enter their design and the winning blogger (and parent of designer) gets £100 given to the charity of their choice.

We were sent t-shirts and fabric crayons by the people at Polo Shirts with which to create our masterpieces.

I [...]

Simple Poppy Remembrance Day Craft and Linky

remembrance poppy garland craft

You know how, if you stare at something for long enough, an idea comes to you? My very easy Pumpkin garland has been hanging in the kitchen for the past three weeks so I get to look at it repeatedly throughout the day. Then suddenly, it came to me: a poppy craft for Remembrance Day [...]

Remembrance Day Poppy Button picture

we will remember them

I know that Halloween is all that anyone is really focused on at the moment, but another event looms on the horizon that is much more significant, for me at least.

I refer to 11 November 2012. Remembrance Day. The chance to take a moment to think and thank.

I think of those whose [...]

In Flanders Fields

remembrance

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place: and in the sky The larks still bravely singing fly Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead: Short days ago, We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved [...]

We will remember them

remembrance

It’s been amazing to have so many wonderful guest bloggers leading up to 11.11.11, and I’d like to thank:

WitWitWoo

Crystal Jigsaw

The Mothership

Him Up North

FiveFs

Tiddlyompompom

In a Bun Dance

Typecast

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Wit Wit Woo on Remembering

remembrance

Wit Wit Woo was jolly nice to me when we first met at the now infamous Cake Fest that was BlogCamp London. I followed her on twitter, where she is generally incredibly witty, which would be quite annoying if she weren’t bang on the money. And then there’s her inimitable style. She has so much [...]

Him Up North on Remembrance

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Garry blew into my online life on the back of a photograph. I so admired on of his entries for The Gallery, I wanted to get to know him a little better. I should have known he came from Up North from his sense of humour. Naturally I dislike this quality in him, [...]