Sophie on the first day of Reception and the last day of Year 2

Reflecting on the end of infant school

Sophie’s time at infant school has now come to a close. She’s said goodbye to the school she knew for the last three years and will be starting at a…

Sophie in a white school polo top and a grey pinafore dress

Back to school, back to reality

After more than five months of having Sophie at home, going back to school has been a bit of a shock to the system. It feels very quiet in the…

(left) me and hubby back in 2010; (right) hubby holding Sophie, me holding Thomas and a photo of Jessica on Christmas Day 2019

The end of the decade: reflections on the 2010s

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief,…

A sleeping Thomas in a hospital cot

An unexpected hospital stay: reflecting on the memories triggered

Last week Thomas came down with a cough and a cold. At first he seemed okay, but when he started to become wheezy, we made an emergency appointment with the…

Me and my hubby on our wedding day with confetti being thrown at us

Musings on ten years of marriage

It’s ten years today since I married my wonderful husband. It’s funny, it doesn’t seem possible that it can be ten years already and yet in many ways it feels…

My 40th birthday cake

40 thoughts on my 40th birthday

If I could sum up my 30s in one word, it would have to be ‘family’. I got married at the start of my 30s, lost my dad a few…

Looking back on 2016

It’s been a funny old year, hasn’t it? On the news front it feels like quite a depressing year looking back – the horrors of what has been happening in…

21 Questions

I love the various bloggers’ tags that pop up on blogs from time to time and reading all the different answers to the various questions posed.  They’re a fun way…

Seeking refuge in the cocoon of childhood

Dear little girls I watch you both sleeping, gaze at your peaceful content faces. You dream away, oblivious to the increasing craziness of the world around you. I am afraid…

Sisterhood of the World Bloggers’ Award

I was recently nominated by Squirmy Popple (thank you!) in the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award.  It’s been a little while since I’ve joined in with one of these…