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 […]
Bonkers for Conkers
We may not call it ‘Fall’ over here, but I felt all Chicken Licken this week when sharp prickly objects started dropping out of the sky in high winds. Yep, […]
