Homage to Grandparents (‘Life’s a Journey’ series, Week 8)
Grandmas hold our tiny hands for just a little while, but our hearts forever. ~Author Unknown A moment this week to pay homage to those special ‘extra’ parents who mark […]
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Letters Home, WWII; Letter 4, 8 Jan ’44.
A bit of background This emotional journey will revisit the stories of my Uncle Joe once again. I hope you will enjoy them, and think of your family as you […]
A face made for kissing
I just wanted to take a moment to wallow in the unique feeling of Mother Love. You know that moment when a face is presented to you, full of concentration […]
The Song You Snogged Your Hand To… (“Life’s a Journey” series, Week 7).
Last week we celebrated some of your first memories of Movies. This week we are turning our attentions to music. Specifically, the music of your youth which moved you. We are talking […]
Letters Home, WWII; Letter 3, 5th January 1944.
A bit of background I have been working up to writing this long series of transcribed letters for some time. It is to be an emotional journey, revisiting these stories […]
Life’s a Journey. Week 6: First Movie Memories
Welcome back to the “Life’s a Journey” series, where we revisit some of life’s little moments worth remembering. Last week we romped through your Teenage Crushes. Ouch. Embarrassing…… This week […]
Fashion Fail
Dear Reader, I’ll keep it mercifully short. I was young. I made three classic errors on these fronts:- 1. Hair. 2. Mirror. 3. Boyfriend in underpants. Nuff said. 1990 must […]
Letters Home, WWII; Letter 2, 31 Dec 1943.
A bit of background I have been working up to writing this long series of transcribed letters for some time. It is to be an emotional journey, revisiting these stories […]
Life’s a Journey. Week 5: Teenage Crushes
Look, if I’m going to be totally honest with you about this, then there were more than three. But in case anyone I actually knew in 1978 is tuning in […]
Blog 101: Things that send me into an irrational state of bonkers
Perhaps it’s Nature, or maybe it’s Nurture, but I was raised to talk proper and since I went to a Grammar School it would seem unfortunate if I didn’t adhere […]
Letters Home, WWII; Letter 1, 29 Dec 1943.
I have been working up to writing this long series of transcribed letters for some time. It is to be an emotional journey, revisiting these stories once again. I hope […]
Millennium Baby reaches his twelfth year
My Millennium baby. What a ruddy stupid time to be pregnant. Whilst everyone else in the entire Universe was out partying to the event of a lifetime which only comes […]
