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…
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…
“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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…