Flame retardants in our dust bunnies. I wonder what we are supposed to do to fight them, though – vacuum more or lobby against the chemicals?
Fucking recycle. And well designed, too – I would like to see these posters around my own city. It’s possible to buy them but it doesn’t say anything about price. [...]

This looks a lot like spring, doesn’t it? The days are still short but it feels so good that they’re stretching in the right direction.  We’re fixing the last things for the baby and waiting. It feels very odd that we don’t know when it will be. I’m not a control freak but it’s making [...]

The sun was out today and I took my unwieldy body down to the beach. There is a reason why humans are supposed to live in tribes, you know, and it is so there will always be someone around to help the pregnant woman tie her shoelaces. Collecting seashells is a useless hobby at 37 [...]

The good thing about gardening is winter. No pressure, nothing to do (well, you can dig, but in my current situation I think I am excused, even better). Except planning. Last year, the planning was definitely the best bit – it’s great to dream up a beautiful garden bathed in sunshine. No weeding involved. And [...]

These are about half of the Jerusalem artichokes from our kitchen garden. Or should I say, about half of the only vegetables that came out of the kitchen garden this year. People were telling me as I planted them that I would never be able to get rid of the chokes again – apparently, they’re [...]

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you’ve had a relaxing and merry holiday – I did, with lots of family and food and time off. Most of our presents were for the baby, which was exactly what we wanted. My due date is four weeks away exactly today and it’s beginning to feel slightly [...]