If you have started this year wanting to pick up a new hobby or with the resolution to submerge yourself in something interesting, then why not take up Cloud Spotting!

Surely as children, when it was warm, you would all lie outside and see what the different cloud’s resembled? well, you will be happy to hear that there is actually a group dedicated to clouds, called the ‘Cloud Appreciation Society’

Already, there are some 13186 members of the ‘Cloud Appreciation Society’ just from the UK. In fact, our country has the largest amount of members in the group, followed by the US which has only 3026!

The society has pictures, poetry, discussions and even music recorded by members inspired by clouds. So if you feel like enjoying the relaxation that can only come from clouds, click here to see more information about the ‘Cloud Appreciation Society’

I happened to stumble upon this very disturbing article, and felt compelled to share it with my cuckoo colleagues…

As they say every picture tells a story… but this is just wrong!

Described by a 3 year old

“That Darth Vader, he’ll getcha!

According to her father, this required no coaching on his part and she only saw the movie once. Hey, Star Wars may not boast the weightiest of plots, but I’d say this girl is advanced beyond her years. You have learned well my young padawan.”

Well, I could, if I had them in my possession.

Wooden knitting needles that is…the ones I ordered over a week ago. I had hoped that they would have arrived by the time it came to writing this post…. clearly not and I am most displeased…

Taught by my dear old departed grandma some 20 years ago, I have just recently taken up the art of knitting again following the birth of my son 6 months ago. I was keen to stick to old ideals of putting him in cotton nappies and dressing him in wool.

You’re not the 1st to question, “aren’t you a bit young to be knitting?… is that not the past-time of the over 60’s…your grandmothers/or indeed mothers or elderly aunties.?!?” Well, no and you have just committed a big, blundering faux pas.

My esteemed male colleagues in the studio were somewhat un-impressed when I divulged my recent post topic to them late on Tuesday afternoon -  knitting has indeed got a bad cred. Why?! when some of the most popular, iconic celebrities are said to be picking up the sticks? …let me name but a few: Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Kate Moss even Sarah Jessica Parker.

The studio boys may scoff now but shame on them when I finally complete and showcase the green Mohawk hat for my brother-in-law’s next snowboarding trip…

He would have received it for his Christmas present as requested, had I not been already knitting my son his very own lil’ red devil hat…

Updates to follow re. my needles…