A photo discovery As a photographer, I have always been fascinated by derelict and abandoned places. I love the effect that the passage of time has on structures, creating unusual shapes, textures and colours, the gradual decay inflicted by both man and nature. I was therefore chuffed to bits wh... [More]

We may not be in China or Chinese for that matter, but at OTB we’re celebrating Chinese New Year today (any excuse for a party!)   I wouldn’t say were celebrating it in the ‘traditional’ sense but we’ve got Chinese food, everyone is furiously learning how to hol... [More]

Seb and I held a competition to see who could draw themselves as the best superhero. They were judged on effort, time, detail and style. Comment and let us know who you think would make the best superhero!!!!              

Being a very girly girl and loving everything pink, my curiosity grew when this morning I read that ‘priory to 1940’s boys were associated with pink and girls associated with blue’. This began my thinking in to why we insist on colour coding our babies and where these gender colour... [More]

I just have to log my utter amazement at seeing three 10 year olds sitting in my kitchen two days after Christmas day proudly showing off their sparkly new Blackberry mobile phones at a family party!  We’re not a posh family but surely Santa must be really pushing the boat out this year &... [More]

Bonfire night is quickly approaching and so for OTB's 1, 2, 3's this week, we discussed our favourite treats to keep us warm by the fire. At top of the table were: 1. Chilli Con-Carne 2. Cinder Toffee 3. Parkin (Yorkshire cake i'm told) Other favourites included baked potatoes, hot do... [More]

The Rubik's Cube I’ve certainly been there…sitting in a waiting room eyeing up a Rubik’s cube; itching to pick it up in attempt to crack it till my stream of consciousness takes over, delivering an intimidating reminder that I will never solve it in the 5 minutes before being c... [More]

Happy Halloween! To celebrate the scariest holiday of the year I have scoured the internet for some fun and interesting Halloween facts. Please comment with any other ones you know!! ·         The record of the fastest pumpkin carver in the world ... [More]

Last week, Nokia released their very first Windows Phone to the world, and with the recent release of the iPhone 4s, it seems like perfect timing to look at the evolution of mobile phones!In 1973, Dr. Martin Cooper made a phone call from a rather chunky looking Motorola. To be honest, I was surprise... [More]

  Oxford definition of 'logo':Noun; a symbol or other small design adopted by an organisation to identify its products, services, uniform, vehicles (assets), etc Macintosh to iPod to iPhone; the brand that we recognise was set up in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne to sell ... [More]