the adlards

to say that we’re going camping tomorrow - probably for about 3 months - and I can’t wait!

Emily took three steps today from the end of the kitchen to Mum. She’s staggered one or two accidental steps before, these were her first considered steps. As with every childhood milestone reached: much jubilation despite impending chaos.

It’s a corker. A hint of Autumn chill despite being 20-some degrees. Just a teeny bit of work to do, otherwise treehouse building.
We spoke to the doc’s office yesterday and need to wait another 3 weeks for Sophie’s results
Very serious sense of humour loss yesterday, better today. And hey, it’s party season! Fancy-dress [...]

“The reserve offers the visitor some of the most striking scenery in the Karoo as well as fascinating animals and plants that comes to life on the back of a horse.”
… but I have more pressing things to think about just now.

There’s no tea quite as good as hospital tea. When the Sister came in at 5am yesterday I was sleeping on my camp mat on the floor of Sophie’s room (she had the candour to laugh once her eyes had adjusted to the dark). If you need to wake up in that situation there’s not [...]

“The Doctor Will Sue You Now” - rivetting previously unpublished chapter (Matthias Rath attempted litigation) from Ben Goldacre’s book Bad Science:
http://www.badscience.net/2009/04/matthias-rath-steal-this-chapter/
The more people who read this the better - spread it around with reference to the original source.
While it does nothing to excuse the idiocy of the recent South African political stance on HIV treatment, [...]

I’ve just had the most incredible 13 years of my life. Thanks MGW.

The new masthead uses a shot of the sunset from Storms River Mouth …

I’ve trimmed links to dead (or, in some cases, barely alive) blogs from the list. No offense intended …

The recipe said “cool oven for 2-2 1/2 hours”. My cool oven was 40 degrees too cool, so 4 1/2 hours later the cakes were done. They look OK. This is our wedding cake recipe and is awesum … cakes now in the top of a cupboard wrapped in cloths soaked in brandy and sherry [...]