So, nearly at the end of January! So, apart from 'the rainbow effect' what else do i get up to. Well, live in a wooden house in the Argyll Forest (just watching the snow at the moment!) with two small children, Bobby (5) and Effie (2), pictured, plus husband, daft dog and very lazy cat. Am part of large and extensive family who provide me with much laughter, all of who I love dearly, and most of who my long-suffering husband (Laurie) thinks though not quite bordering on the clinically insane, are indeed, quite mad!!

So, when not dyeing lots of small clothes am generally trying to keep the hoose reasonably clean/tidy-not always and easy task as the kids seem hell bent on making the place a midden and (let's face it) i'm not someone who relishes the challenge of housework. My own mother, fanatically clean house that is pristine, really can't figure out where she went wrong. I do however make a mean pot of soup and bake a tasty loaf, so it can't all be bad.

Right, off to make soup now. Will think up some punchy anicdotes for next post-maybe the one about Bobby and the lollipops.......