Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Free things to do with kids in or near St. Albans

    The joys of Half-Term!  To stay sane we try to do at least one thing each day.  However, the cost really starts to add up so I’ve put together a wee list of things to do in or near St Albans that are virtually free. You can thank me later!  ;-) Stockwood Discovery Centre –…

  • Monkey Preschool Lunchbox

    Available from itunes for 59p I have to say that I really like this app, if you can ignore the annoying American accent.  I’d seen it recommended on a few websites and now that we’ve had a play with it I’m surprised the Sunday Times didn’t feature it in it’s Top 500 apps.  It’s perfect…

  • A Smiley is Free

    My husband does make me laugh sometimes.  As most of you know he’s a bit of a Luddite, a person who fears technology, which I don’t mind as this means it keeps him off my PC and Twitter.  Plus, he’s happy because he can watch whatever he likes on the telly.  A few weeks ago,…

  • Slow Cooker Pork Chops in Mushroom Gravy

    I normally don’t post my recipes until I’ve tried them but this one smells so good I’m confident it’s going to be delicious!  I’ll let you know otherwise. Serves 3-4 Ingredients 2 TBSP of Oil 4 medium pork chops Salt and Pepper 1 tin of Baxter’s Cream of Mushroom Soup (295g) ½ tin of Baxter’s…

  • Would you let someone else breastfeed your baby?

    I do believe that breast feeding is best; however, I was unable to breastfeed Madame.  This is not the issue I wanted to cover, as it has been done to exhaustion.  The only thing I will say on the matter is that whatever someone decides to do, woman should support each other no matter what.…

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