I limp, therefore I am
Sometimes the elephant in the room must be acknowledged and embraced. This is me. A slightly unconventional, but truthful self-portrait. Oh, and the dogs whom, paradoxically, were badgering me to […]
Category Archives: stories
Me and Mine – April family portrait
Sadly, no hubby in this one, but I liked it well enough to use it for April’s family portrait. This is my entry for the ‘Me and Mine’ family portrait […]
Me and Mine – March family portrait
This is a photo of my family, standing in front of the pictures of my family! We created this ‘collage’ recently in a bid to add a splash of colour […]
Shoulder Pads & Kajagoogoo
Time, I think to raise a glass to my decade. Wow, it seems like yesterday. 1984 – me, second from the right. A gawky, too-tall awkward netball player with prettier friends […]
Learning to swim (‘Life’s a Journey’ nostalgia Link-Up, week 43)
This post is part of a weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). ————————————————————————- I love it when I […]
Remember Remember (‘Life’s a Journey’ nostalgia Link-Up, week 42)
This post is part of a weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). ————————————————————————- This is the season which […]
Frightful Faces (‘Life’s a Journey’ nostalgia Link-Up, week 41)
This post is part of a weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). ————————————————————————- Sometimes, life unexpectedly reveals its […]
The Day I was Born (‘Life’s a Journey’ nostalgia Link-Up, week 40)
This post is part of a weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). ————————————————————————- Wow, I’m so glad I […]
My Home Town (‘Life’s a Journey’ nostalgia Link-Up, week 39)
This post is part of a weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). ————————————————————————- There was a time when […]
This Old House
So, we moved. We bought us a ‘doer upper’. A Victorian doer upper to be precise. We moved here two years ago, with the romantic fantasy of revitalising our tired […]
The Budding Artist (‘Life’s a Journey’ nostalgia Link-Up, week 38)
This post is part of a weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). ————————————————————————- There was a time when […]
I am Spartacus
There is one day in the calendar of crazy fitness fanatics which cannot be missed. It takes place over a 5 km military training ground course, and involves tyre-carrying, crawling […]
Dear Santa (‘Life’s a Journey’ nostalgia Link-Up, week 37)
This post is part of a weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). ————————————————————————- And so it begins. The […]
THAT Photo (‘Life’s a Journey’ nostalgia Link-Up, week 36)
This post is part of a weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). Oh God. You know the […]
Sunday Lunch (‘Life’s a Journey’ nostalgia Link-Up, week 35
This post is part of a weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). When I was a kid it […]
