The sweet nostalgia of childhood family holidays
Now, here’s the problem. When you live in THE most land-locked city in Britain, i.e. Birmingham, you can look at holidaying in two ways. 1. We can go ANYWHERE, since […]
Category Archives: life
I love being a mummy
I have to confess that I took my mum for granted. Don’t we all? And then she went and died. Would that we could turn back the clock. If we […]
Just like riding a bike
The sun came out on Sunday. A brief period of relief from northern frost. Due to the somewhat lingering ‘in-transit’ state of our house since moving (albeit 6 months ago), […]
A weekend of lurv
It started with the romantic setting of Ripon Cathedral. A Wedding Fair in this historic and truly beautiful, impressive building. Now, what could be more romantic than a Wedding Fair […]
Birthday bedlam
We are clearly bad planners. It seems that everyone in my family is determined to have their birthday within a nod and a wink of Christmas. There is a small […]
To party or not to party?
It’s funny looking back – my first son celebrated each and every birthday in style. We have certainly adopted a range of alter-egos over the years! Mostly related to super-heroism […]
Taking photos in the dark
Bonfire night. Local pub. Advantages – walkable from home, kids’ friends there, not too busy, beer and warmth indoors Disadvantages – Large tree situated in front of firework display, plastic […]
Where is the decorating fairy?
I am dreaming of clean white walls, polished floorboards and crisp, pristine bed linen. Maybe some ambient lighting or a strategically placed cushion or two…. Instead I am trapped in […]
A sobering moment
I have been having a bit of trouble getting hold of my friend. We live a couple of hundred miles apart, but have been friends for about 25 years (ouch […]
I just launched a website, na na na na na
Crikey Moses, I just sent my first bulk email comms to around 500 people telling them about the site. Only EVERYONE we have ever known with a working email address, so nothing […]
Are we nearly there yet?!
It’s a sure sign that we’re behind schedule. Last time I wrote about almost being ready for launch, it was snowing. Today it’s 28 degrees and the kids are in […]
Childhood treasures!
OMG, I was digging around, as you do, in the garage, looking for archived family photos for the site, when I came across a plastic bag FULL of stuff. I […]
Celebrating a life well lived
My mother passed away 4 years ago, suddenly. Whilst grieving consumed all of us for some time (and still creeps in through an open window when I least expect it), I […]
