Chez Spud

Only a worry if the hypothetical fire happens at night, as I only take the pile of bling off at night..I just can’t sleep in jewellery. Full make up, skanky bitch style? Fine, no problem. But not my jewels. So my engagement ring (the sapphire), wedding ring and the Ring of Shame or ‘Medley of [...]

Despite a grey and drizzly start to the day, which involved frantic head scratching Chez Spud about ‘what do we do when the weather is rubbish?’, things brightened up pretty quickly and by lunchtime it was glorious. Just as well as it was our town’s annual regatta today…think: loads of boats, boat racing, nautical types, [...]

A couple of months ago I read a wonderful and very poignant post on the Pioneer Woman’s blog which suddenly made me so aware of how few photos I have of me with my boys, or MrSpud for that matter. That’s the downside of having a camera stuck to your face 24/7; no one dare [...]

Julocha’s very funny post today about her learner driver buddy named ‘Snow’ got me thinking a bit about names, specifically the huge responsibility that we have when we name our children. It’s so tough…interesting but not to whacky, popular without being ‘too’ popular, meaningful, easy to spell, goes with your surname etc etc etc. And [...]

It’s pretty exhausting keeping up with the non stop fun at Chez Spud, that much I will admit. My boys are generally well up for it but, sometimes, it all gets a bit much for them. They concede, they admit defeat, they submit and then they lie down on the floor and take a nap. [...]

I love MrSpud for many reasons, one of which is his sheer gutsiness. I must say that I do try not to tell him too often, just to keep him on his toes and also as a kind of ongoing vengeance for The Saucepans. On which note, a friend  told me that his wife just [...]

I know, I know…EVERYONE thinks they are a good driver. But, really, I am. I read the road, I anticipate, I even know the width of my vehicle. In short, I rock. The only person I could ‘possibly’ concede is better than me is my Dad. But then I passed my driving test first time, [...]