Author Archives: dorkymum

App Review: Miffy at School

Posted on May 14, 2013

There is an important birthday coming up next month… Someone I really like a lot is going to be reaching the grand old age of 58. Can you guess who it is? It’s MIFFY! Sweet little Miffy, Dick Bruna’s creation, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged app reviews, apps for children, apps for preschoolers, apps for toddler, ipad apps, Miffy, Miffy at School, Miffy at School App | 3 Comments

Tuesday Treats

Posted on May 14, 2013

So Chris, Becky and Lizzie have done a great job with their Tuesday Treats posts over the last three weeks, and now my turn has come around again – hurrah! Without further ado, here are some of my favourite blog … Continue reading →

Posted in Memes & Linkys | Tagged blog roundup, bloggers, blogging, Firefly magazine, good reads, Tuesday Treats | 10 Comments

A Midwife For Me

Posted on May 10, 2013

I have already written more than enough on here about DorkySon’s birth, and how different the experience was to the one I had imagined and hoped for. There is no need to go over all of that again. But I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism | Tagged A Midwife For Me, AIMS, ARM, Association for Improvements in Maternity Services, Association of Radical Midwives, birth in the UK, IM UK, Independent Midwives UK, National Childbirth Trust, NCT, The BIrth I Want, UK midwives | 12 Comments

Things We Love: May

Posted on May 9, 2013

It’s time for the monthly roundup of things that we’ve been enjoying recently – everything from blogs to books. – and want to share with you. As ever, I’ve tried to make it a diverse collection, and would love your … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged animal welfare, Books About Occupy, Cheeky Shoes, Ibis Sleep App, Ibis Sleep Art, Occupy Movement, Recite, reviews, Scottish review, Springboard Stories, The Happy Orca, things we love, Tim Gee, You Can't Evict An Idea | 8 Comments

A Spring Walk

Posted on May 8, 2013

Last week I wrote a post about my aim to do more walking - not just to the shops or on the nursery run, but further afield. I said that I wanted to explore parts of the local area that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged bluebells, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, HIghfield Oval, nature, spring, The Nickey Line, woodland walk | 12 Comments

Make A Wish

Image | Posted on May 7, 2013 | Tagged dandelions, make a wish, spring | 8 Comments

Where I Live

Posted on May 5, 2013

Lovely Michelle at The American Resident has just started a new linky called Where You Live, and this week’s prompt was ‘If I visited you for a day, where would you take me? One place. And why.’ How could I … Continue reading →

Posted in Memes & Linkys, Nostalgia | Tagged Edinburgh, Harris, home, Harpenden, Rothamsted Park, Where I Live, The American Resident, Lydekker PArk | 29 Comments

The Gallery: Self Portrait

Posted on May 1, 2013

The theme over at The Gallery this week is self-portrait. As soon as I saw that I knew which photo I was going to use for it. It’s not a recent one – in fact it’s almost four years old, … Continue reading →

Posted in Memes & Linkys, Photography | Tagged self portrait, The Gallery | 84 Comments

Walking without Purpose

Posted on April 30, 2013

I had something of a revelation this past weekend. I mentioned in yesterday’s post that my oldest friend came to stay for a few days. During one of our many nostalgic chats over the weekend we ended up talking about … Continue reading →

Posted in Modern Living, Nostalgia | Tagged exercise, isle of Harris, The American Resident, walking, walking for pleasure, Where I Live | 18 Comments

Old friends and whisky

Posted on April 29, 2013

I learnt a new word this weekend. Diurach. Diurach is the Gaelic name for someone from the Isle of Jura, and I was lucky enough to have three of them staying with me this weekend (although one of them – … Continue reading →