The great thing about Wishbone balance bikes is that they start out life as Wishbone three-wheeler trikes (no balance required), convert into small balance bikes with just two wheels for bigger toddlers before growing into a larger balance bicycle for your older pre-schooler. Very clever design … [Read more...]
Primeval: Series 5 and Beyond!
Primeval, ITV’s attempt at courting the Doctor Who family action audience, returns to the channel on Saturday for a fifth series of dino-hunting! But the episodes will seem familiar to fans, as they were shown on Freeview channel Watch over a year ago and have been on DVD a while too. So, what … [Read more...]
How to knit Princess Diana’s Sheep Sweater
Lady Diana Spencer knew how to rock a knitted pullover. If you think you've got similar knitwear chops, the Princess of Wales's Muir and Osborne sheep jumper pattern is now available. The Sheep Sweater knitting pattern can be downloaded in exchange for a donation to p/hop, the crafty … [Read more...]
Panning for Internet Gold: The owl-naming edition
While you were making this face during all those interminable hours of Jubilee gubbins, I was up to my armpits in filthy, filthy internet (steady). Behold the bits that pulled most focus from 'er in Buckingham Palace. Bird on a Wire Ex-footballer adopts an owl, ignores naming conventions. … [Read more...]
10 signs you’re addicted to blogging
For some, blogging is a hobby. For others, it's a way of life. But just how addicted to blogging are you? 1 ) Every time you go out, you take photos as “it’ll be great for your blog.” Even if it’s just a trip to ASDA. You don’t even notice your family rolling their eyes any more. 2 ) In fact, … [Read more...]
Game of Thrones: The winners and losers
This week: Valar Morghulis was season finale that couldn't quite match last week's episode, but kept me gripped nonetheless. While the UK has been enjoying a rainy double bank holiday courtesy of her Maj, the many Majesties in Game of Thrones have continued to squabble and work their way through … [Read more...]
Panning for Internet Gold: The ‘Trump Power’ edition
Hey, surfer. Are you too busy to trawl through the entire internet? Too lazy to endure a deluge of rancid buhh-chaff in order to find a morsel of tasty LOL-wheat? No problem. Sit back and gorge on your saturated fat of choice, pausing only to splodge a greasy index finger over these prime, wheaty … [Read more...]
House: Season Eight – Dork Review
The misadventures of Doctor Gregory House have been over on UK TV for a full week. He’s been grumpy, misunderstood and, to be honest, just an arse. But, thanks largely to Hugh Laurie, he was never anything less than watchable, even when the show itself went a little off the rails. So how did the … [Read more...]
Five awesome mobile sports games you need in your locker
There’s a plethora of sports titles available for mobile devices: everything from full recreations to pick-up-and-play mini games. Unless you’re a die-hard polo or lacrosse fan, chances are your favourite sport will be represented somewhere, somehow. Electronic Arts typically dominates the market … [Read more...]
Doctor Who: Good As Gold – Dork Review
Just as I’d resigned myself to no more Doctor Who until autumn, the BBC have produced the latest winner of their Script To Screen competition: Good As Gold, the Olympic tie-in edition. So, this mini-episode was written by Britain’s school-children - does this mean I hold back on the critical … [Read more...]
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