March

Submitted by BinksUK on Mon, 08/15/2011 - 09:43

Facebook post from Rosie (Andrew's mum):

Andrew "if you follow that sign it takes you you to March?"
Me "Yes, if thats what it says"
Andrew "That so cool, didn't realise it was so easy to go back in time"
I had no response to this smart arse/sarcastic comment!

Perspective

Submitted by BinksUK on Sat, 07/09/2011 - 10:24

And the growth continues, now home for four weeks and with a corrected age of one week our little bit of mischief is growing at an alarming rate heading very close to 7lb's this week. Now that he's settled into home life we've reached the time when he's up to visitors and he's certainly enjoyed meeting many of our friends and family. There seems to be a running theme to first impressions though:

"Wow, he's so small, I'm afraid to break him"

Casting

Submitted by BinksUK on Sun, 06/26/2011 - 01:06

Now he's home, the little diddy bit continues to grow at an alarming rate. To try and remember just how small he really was we decided it would be a nice idea to get one of those casting kits. You may have seen them, the ones where you end up with a life-sized replica of the child's feet and hands. We carefully deliberated over which kit we would get, mocking the signs to pay upwards of £80 to get it done professionally, and, once purchased, read through the long list of instructions. All looked fairly straight forward.

Premature

Submitted by BinksUK on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 20:16

A couple of weeks ago we were both lucky and unlucky to welcome our little baby boy into the world. Lucky because he's ours and we couldn't wait to meet him. Unlucky because he was eight weeks early. He was a good weight for which we are thankful and needed very little intervention compared to other babies of his age but even so I don't think either of us were prepared for the journey we now find ahead of us.

Easter Art Project

Submitted by BinksUK on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 04:04

Tablet

Submitted by BinksUK on Mon, 03/28/2011 - 13:59

Another busy month made even more so by a sudden influx in website requests - they're like buses! All exciting stuff and a much needed boost to the portfolio. They have also been an added incentive to give in to one of my long standing temptations, the purchasing of a graphics tablet.

Teddy

Submitted by BinksUK on Sun, 02/27/2011 - 15:11

Last day of the holiday and finally a bit of time to myself, even if it did mean putting off some of the stuff in my ever increasing list. Time to break out my lovely Christmas presents from Dan and enter into the world of painting on canvas. This is something I've never done before, at school it was always stretched paper on boards and I've continued along this line. I have to say I like it, it feels more like "proper" painting and quite a bit easier when it comes to acrylics it seems. Here's my first attempt, don't be too harsh!

Murder

Submitted by BinksUK on Sat, 02/26/2011 - 14:48

Books

Submitted by BinksUK on Sat, 02/26/2011 - 12:37

For a long time now I've toyed with the idea of getting a Kindle. Indeed the world seems to be moving more and more towards on-screen reading and away from the humble paperback. I myself like the idea of being able to easily carry books around with me on a screen that should be less tiring to read than my phone and having instant access to purchase a book whenever I feel like it. I don't very often buy books, I never have done, despite enjoying reading. Partly this is down to me having very little time to read, yes I know I should find the time but I just don't!

February

Submitted by BinksUK on Wed, 02/02/2011 - 05:13

Time flies when you're having fun, suddenly it's February, where did that come from?

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