New blog posts 23-30 September

[TheNewson]

The tray hating Countess Dowager is back in black and purple with her sardonic one-liners; Lady Cora's accent is as bemusing as ever: "I have a couple of air-ends (translation, errands)" while Molesley's comedy juggling of silverware could have secured him a place in Carson's theatre troupe, if not the Abbey.

thenews-on.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/whats-missing-from-downton.html

In which I have something of a public meltdown about the difference between "YOUR" and "YOU'RE"

Post Adoption Support - Support: Wanted

A rant about what's lacking, and what's needed:
With acrostics for added effect

The Working Poor

skintdad.co.uk/the-working-poor/

The Natural History Museum by night

thelondonmum.me/2013/09/28/natural-history-museum-by-night/

A pregnant woman's Friday night out!

TheLondonMum

Nothing to fear but fear itself... and parrots
dadulthood.com

I wrote about my ten year old taking me to my first ever football match. It wasn't how I'd expected it to be at all.
mumsdotravel.com/2013/09/emirates-stadium-family-enclosure/

“Punishment is now unfashionable...[instead] we prefer a meaningless collective guilt to meaningful individual responsibility” lifeafterdebts.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/fines-and-punishment.html

From soups to pies, snacks to fishcakes, I bring you the Cheese, Please! cheddar cheese recipe round-up...