I flipping love Kate Bush, so the news that her new album was out was incredibly exciting to me. Earlier this year she released Director’s Cut (a reworking of some tracks from two of her previous albums), which I confess I’ve yet to listen to. 50 Words for Snow, being an entirely new creation, seemed […]
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Pumpkin Patch
I promised a pumpkin post ages ago… apologies! Pumpkins are one of those veg (that is technically a fruit?) that I presume must be difficult to grow because they look so amazing. However, they are surprisingly easy, which is a good job, as I just bunged the plant in the ground and then left it […]
Dock St Market played host to the second meeting of Homage2Fromage, a new cheese club in Leeds. This month it was all about goats cheese and beer. Cheese club? There is a whiff of the 70s about the term, but this new monthly gathering is anything but cheesey and outdated. I love most cheese, but […]
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Hallowe’en Tomfoolery
We had another great Hallowe’en this year, and absolutely loads of trick or treaters. Some are beginning to get a quite high tech – there were spinning green lights and all sorts! It’s great that they put the effort in and get into the spirit of it all (haaaa) and we did have the classics […]
Cornucopia: A symbol of plenty consisting of a goat’s horn overflowing with flowers, fruit, and corn. (This definition is according to ‘the internet’, so not guaranteed to be entirely correct, but I really like it. Although with the goat’s horn it seems perhaps a bit pagan?!) I’m not sure if it was just me who […]
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Something wicked this way comes
Mr M and I tend to get rather overexcited about Hallowe’en, so we’re looking forward to next weekend. We’ve already got the decorations down from the attic and will probably spend a ridiculous amount of time making our living room into some sort of spooky Dracula-style cave dwelling, as we do each Hallowe’en. A bit […]
In a word: YES. I was woken at 3am by the latest addition to the Murricane family and stumbled my way into the bathroom, still half asleep and cursing the cold. I was then startled by an almighty clatter coming from outside, which was followed by lots of squawking, gobbling and flapping from our 4 […]
Mr M’s fantastic band, March of Dimes, has a new single out and it’s a corker! Sleeping Giant makes me nostalgic for something but I can’t quite put my finger on what it is. (Although having a 3 week old little lass, perhaps it’s just sleep?!) I love the sound of the track, which has […]
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Introducing…
Emilia Kathryn Murricane Born 9th September 2011, 4.08am, weighing 7lbs 4oz. We finally decided on a name! We really have no excuse taking our time so much, especially given that she was 16 days late, but it’s an important decision. The last few days with the wee lass have been totally magical. We are in […]
As mentioned in my previous post, Box Pizza is a fantastic pizza delivery business in Leeds. The service is brilliant and, most importantly, the pizza is amazing. Box Pizza has created a fantastic offer for my Twitter followers and blog readers, as well as Mr M‘s: 10% off when you quote “Murricane Madness” when placing […]