Christmas of yesteryear
I’ve been itching to drag this photo out, so thanks to Tara at Sticky Fingers for giving me an excuse! It’s such a terrible picture, but still makes me laugh, […]
Category Archives: family
Mothers, Brothers, Aunties & Grandmas = Family
Brothers I have a brother. If I had been allowed to grow my hair long enough for pigtails as a child, he would most certainly have pulled them. Or at […]
Swimming ‘sustificates’ & other mispronunciations
I am smiling. For two very good reasons. 1. My littlest Little Man has just received his very first award for swimming. 5 whole metres. Get in there, son! 2. As […]
The best snow in living memory
It is snowing. Big fat flakes of cotton wool. I have idyllic memories of sledging in the snow as a child. Is my memory dulled by years of Pinot Grigio […]
Family stories told in awesome photos
Sometimes you don’t need many words, just a picture to tell a story. Our family holidays always provide an opportunity to get the camera out, so here is one of […]
The best snow in living memory…
It is snowing. Big fat flakes of cotton wool. I have idyllic memories of sledging in the snow as a child. Is my memory dulled by years of Pinot Grigio […]
Don’t forget to remember your Mother
I took my mother for granted, but it’s never too late to remember…. 1. The way she wore her make-up. Just lipstick & mascara. 2. Short-hand typing. Marvellous swirly foreign […]
Childhood’s Simple Pleasures
Recently, my small, wise 4 year old child achieved a milestone. He got a new scooter and he learned the art of balance. It was a little tiny jump into […]
I barely remember the 5th of November
Bonfire Night. Well, I had one too many vinos for starters, and a punishing pain to my left temple on Sunday morning told me I’m too old for all this […]
Oh, what a luvverly war!
Wartime wardrobes come to Peacetime Pickering! A glorious Autumn morning greeted my family last weekend. A buzz of excitement filled the house as the kids remembered that today we had […]
Spookin’ in Suburbia
When I was a little girl, growing up in 1970s UK, there was no such thing as a Halloween holiday. Halloween was just one of those days that came and […]
Win a Lifetime’s Membership at www.SaveEveryStep.com on Facebook
Our Facebook page looks a bit lonely, so how about popping over and showing us some love (or ‘Like’ to be more precise) and at the same time try to […]
Pandemonium in the Pews – harvest festival nostalgia
Harvest festival. Corn dollies, scarecrows and all manner of crafting entertainment for kids. The time of year that signals Autumn’s arrival more than any other. I can recall being no […]
Letters home rediscovered, 1946
My home is stuffed with precious things. None more so than this small box of envelopes. After 65 years secreted away in a plastic bag, they were discovered by my […]
My baby’s eyes
All throughout my childhood I can remember people telling me that I had pretty eyes. These days it is hard to find them beneath the crinkles, and I have noticed […]
