“The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.” (Sir Edward Grey, 3 August 1914) As we drove through sleepy Flanders villages on our holiday around France and Belgium back in June, we passed a military cemetery. I was suddenly struck by the thought that… Read More
My husband and I held each other tightly as we sobbed together in the hospital chapel, our world having fallen apart just moments earlier when we had been told that our unborn baby girl was unlikely to be suitable for surgery and would probably only live a few hours at best. In the midst of… Read More
Following on from last week’s photo of Tower Bridge and City Hall and having had a trip to Legoland this week, I thought I’d share another photo of Tower Bridge and City Hall – only this time the Lego versions in Miniland. Linking in with PODcast on the Black & White Photography Project:
1) I’m the youngest of nine (with four brothers and four sisters) but part of a blended family – my mum had four children, my dad had three and then they got together and had me and my twin. 2) I was a surprise baby – my mum didn’t know she was having twins until… Read More
Having completed the City trail and almost completed the Greenwich trail – it was time to set off on the Riverside Trail and find the book benches situated along the banks of the River Thames. We started off at Southbank just near the London Eye as I’d thought there was a bench near Waterloo but… Read More
I look in the mirror – what do I see? A tired-out mummy stares back at me. I see the grey hairs, the bags under the eyes The tiger-striped tummy, the orange peel thighs The wobbly bottom and no-longer-pert breasts It’s clear that my body is now past its best No longer a girl with… Read More