Wonderful party and delicious free fonts

We’ve just come back from a wonderful party – many old friends we haven’t seen for a couple of years. Michael’s birthday card was produced using some wonderful fonts that are free to download from the Conqueror paper website.

Funny face

We all do it don’t we – make strange faces while we’re focusing on something. My dear, patient husband puts up with me attempting to capture him at his best and at his worst.

It's that day of the week

I’m too busy with boring housework to post a sketch today but I urge you to visit Xavier's blog to see what Henry the Hooligan has done this week

Choosing recipes

How to get half a million teenagers out of bed before midday

The sound of Tom pounding away at the refresh key trying to get onto the UCAS website woke us up this morning. After an hour of trying he eventually succeeded. We were so pleased that we didn’t need to put on our ‘cheerful-because-we-really-aren’t-disappointed’ faces. Fantastic news – and for us parents only one university to drive to.

Latest fashions

Cycling gloves and a trilby – what all the cool artists are wearing these days.

Xavier working on the latest issue of Henry the Hooligan

Once again I’m shamelessly plugging Xavier’s Big Bang Comix by sketching him filling in the colours and posting the latest issue. Well we do need to encourage the next generation don’t we?

Peering at the computer

Trying to find a new door handle for the car on e-Bay. Our resourceful mechanic moved the back door-handle to the front to get the car through the MOT but we still need to be able to open the back door. Another year without having to think about buying a newer car, thank goodness.

As rare as hens teeth

Ironing, I mean – in this house. However if your summer holiday job is working in a school outfitters, you kind of have to make an effort to appear in crease-free clothes.

Picnic lunch in Cambridge

On Sunday Robin, Xavier and I took a canoe down the river Cam through Cambridge. After battling our way past the punts in the centre of Cambridge, we enjoyed a picnic lunch on Jesus Green while Freddie & Friends played jazz for the people in the park.