The Drives of my Life (Life’s a Journey Link-Up, Week 26)
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). ———————————- “It finally happened. […]
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Vintage Hunks (Life’s a Journey Link-Up, Week 25)
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). ———————————- The beauty of […]
Summer Fayre Sunshine
People now run when they see me coming with my camera at school events. Luckily I can run faster. Saturday was our Summer Fayre, and the sunshine was hot, hot, […]
A Relaxing Sunday Stroll (With THESE Kids? Ha!)
Picture the serene beauty of the English countryside. It’s a beautiful Spring day. The sun has finally made an appearance and the daffodils are emerging from their sleep. We are […]
Visualising 2012
This one’s just for you BabyGenie. You asked us to choose an image that best describes your visualisation of the year you want 2012 to be. I want nothing more […]
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 […]
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, […]
Lego Love
Lego. A timeless crowd-pleaser. Now, to be honest, today’s Lego session was borne out of guilt. My little man has been kicking around the house all week trying to entertain […]
Kids get all snappy on me
I love photography. My husband loves photography. The camera is never far from someone’s face in our house. My sons are both showing signs that they have artistic tendencies, so […]
A tiny harvest for my love – blackberrying nostalgia
It’s blackberrying season! If you want to make a lasting memory for your children, go out and get them sticky and covered in scratches. No, seriously! Even if they don’t […]
Summer, a ball and a bat. Perenially sweet nostalgia.
Mum, 1950, aged 15. Back row, 3rd from right. Last week I took my eldest son to his first ever Rounders match. For those of you watching in Black and […]
The Guilt Monster – are you saving or shredding your kids’ memories?
“Pleasure is the flower that passes. Remembrance the lasting perfume.” Jean de Boufflers There are certain parts of being a mum which are, let’s be honest, a real turn-off. 1. […]
Action Man or Atari? My Life Story in toys
I must confess to feeling slightly horrified by a conversation I had recently with my son. He is 11 and was in the throes of declaring redundant the Power Ranger […]
3 memories to make you feel young again
As long as you avoid mirrors (and bathroom scales), I have found that I can still keep up the pretence of feeling the same way as I did at 25, […]
The sweet shops of my youth
First off, it’s important to warn you that, like shopping at the supermarket, you should never write a Blog on an empty stomach. Especially one that talks about food. I […]
