‘Life’s a Journey’ weekly nostalgia link-up (theme preview)
Next week’s theme (to be posted Tuesday, 8th May) will be “Rollermania! Those Bay City Boys” Remember those cheeky Tartan-clad boys from Edinburgh? Did you pledge to marry Alan or […]
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‘Life’s a Journey’ weekly link-up (preview)
Next week’s theme (to be posted Tuesday, 1st May) will be “Lo-Tech Times” Remember when you closed the lid on your record player for the last time and went all […]
Anniversary Memorial
55 years ago this week, my parents were married. Each and every March these annual events passed, unnoticed and unmarked by we children. There was never a fuss over celebrating […]
Life’s a Journey, Week 10: Tying the Knot (Again)
This Post is part of a ‘Join in and Link Up’ Blog series which celebrates life’s little memories – come on in, the water’s fine (see below)! With time and […]
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 Heirloom
I’m not entirely sure how I came to have this in my possession. I do remember that, some time after Mum passed away, my Dad finally found the strength to […]
Jazz hands and home-made costumes
Ah, the old school play. Yawn. My mother must have spent countless hours numb-bummed and restless, sitting through the performances of every other parents’ children, waiting for my brief and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
