Posts by seriosa

IMO the rationale about keeping cats indoors because they live longer is like saying we should keep lions in zoos for the same reason. I had an indoor only cat when I lived in a 3rd floor appartment. We moved to a ground floor with...

Here in italy bicycle helmets are not obligatory for anyone (DS wears one, I don't), but ski helmets are mandatory for everyone throughout the country.

I think that as in almost everything, being involved and having a say increases appreciation. Not that its necessary, its just nicer. I negotiate meals a lot with DS. My requirement is that meals should be as varied as...

There is no "other" option, so I didn't vote. On the wednesday night you described I might have one. Or I might have a nice herbal tea. Say 2 or 3 times a month, more likely in the cold season than in the warm. But DH & I...

DS has a shower or a bath every day, practically since he was born. He uses oil-based non foaming detergents for skin and hair. I do notice that my almost 8 yo no longer has that baby odour - he is somehow starting to have a bit of a...

Never smoked (never smoked anything actually). I do agree that MJ could just as well be legal, but it isn't. I want my child to grow up knowing that respect for the law is important. You can be a concientious objector and defy the law...

My almost 8yo starts his bedtime routine around 9pm, and is usually asleep a little before 10. We wake him at 6.45 am on school days. When he can wake up on his own its usually around 8am. On the one hand that makes me think he could be...

Thanks for the replies - and the reassurance. My fridge has an electronic thermostat and we keep it at 4°C. The meat was paper-wrapped - I guess my butcher knows his stuff (and me thinking it was just a quaint old fasioned habit lol!)....

Quote: Originally Posted by wombatclay Mostly DH and I read cookbooks as literature or flip through them as a sort of pretty picture/inspiration thing. Exactly! I have 50-60. Its so relaxing. Occasionally I...

Not sure where to put this - here? Arts & Crafts? TAO? Mods please move if necessary. Anyway... in my garden I have a beautiful, lush hedge of lavendar. Every autumn I prune it and harvest armfulls of fragrant blossoms…. which end...