I loved reading Roald Dahl’s books as a child. Matilda was my favourite, although The BFG is a close second. Jessica and Sophie are still a little young for them but my twin sister’s two daughters both love them. They were very excited when I suggested that we visit the Roald Dahl museum in Great… Read More

Friday Fabulous Five #33

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The Friday Fabulous Five is my regular feature where I share five of my favourite posts that I have read in the previous week – posts that have made me laugh, made me cry or made me think. Here are this week’s Friday Fabulous Five: Eye contact, reflective listening and positive reinforcement are some… Read More

The Friday Focus 01/05/15

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I recently posted a list of 50 things that make me happy and it seems that this last week has been full of little things that have made me happy – spending time together as a family, having a lovely day for myself, being proud of Jessica at our first ever parents’ evening and enjoying… Read More

Me and Mine – April

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Being away on holiday for part of April plus having had a couple of days out together mean I’m spoiled for choice for family photos this month. This is a month I need to remember the next time hubby has a really busy period at work; to remind myself that there are quieter times when… Read More

Papery Peep – April

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It’s been all about sharing papery loveliness over on Instagram this month as I’ve been joining in with The Reading Residence’s #30daysofpaper photo challenge for the month – sharing a photo of papery products each day in response to the daily theme. It’s also encouraged me to treat myself to a couple more notebooks, some… Read More