I am worried about what will happen when we leave the EU in a few years. We wont have as much spending money and we cant stay for as long. The Bloody Idiot Jerks who voted leave for no reason. … Continue reading
The Uborka audience, such as it remains, includes quite a few who are handy with needles and hooks. To you I call: let’s raid our stash and knit hats for refugees. These people are coming from warm places to our … Continue reading
I think we’re now far enough into the 21st Century to just accept that women have periods, and that they’re not embarrassing. Okay, with one exception: they’re embarrassing if you’ve got a mother who wants to throw a party to … Continue reading
A little while ago, I joined the Green Party. I used to be a member of the Labour Party but since they are no longer socialists, I had a change of heart. I was impressed by the Greens’ policies, they … Continue reading
Back in February I got a parking ticket. The circumstances were this: I run the local NCT Bumps & Babies group [a chance for new mums and mums-to-be to get out of the house, talk to other adults, compare notes, … Continue reading
Twitter seemed quite divided yesterday about whether we should live tweet and enjoy the Olympic opening ceremony, or whether we should muster up our principles and boycott the whole thing. At Casa Uborka we had a little friend over for … Continue reading
It’s mid-January, and time to get meditative. While the world outside (that is, twitter) bemoans the gloom and the post-christmas slump, Casa Uborka is cheerful and positive. This has partly been achieved by Pete using the up the annual leave … Continue reading
Earlier this week I found myself engaged in a twitter discussion about whether or not I would wear a necklace with the word “feminist” on it at work. Granted the original question was whether one would wear it in the … Continue reading