We are lucky enough to have an open fire in our lounge which burns both wood/logs and coal, we prefer to use logs. However during these cold weeks we have been getting through a lot of wood and started looking around at the paper briquette makers you can buy just about everywhere these days.
This is your standard maker that you can buy (see below), they make briquettes made from wet, mushy recycled paper and …
Read more > →Are there really such things as Mum Geeks? Or are the Mums of today just becoming more technology aware? Personally, I think it is a bit of both.
I am a bit of a geek, there is no denying it. I love digital art, I can write scripts and modules for various pieces of software, I can work my way around a computer easily and love my mobile phone ;) Through the bits and bobs …
Read more > →As you know although I use both social media and networking sites, I dislike the way they can make certain users ‘anti-social’ because they become almost addicted to the social media world rather than living in the real one. However is this the same for children or can social sites be educational?
My own children use social networking sites specifically designed for younger children (under 13’s). They use Neopets, Whyville and MoshiMonsters. They …
