A birthday girl at the park

One of Sophie’s birthday presents was a trike from Grandma and Grandad and as the weather was particularly nice on Sophie’s birthday, we headed off to the park in the…

Friday Fabulous Five #9

It’s Friday again and time for me to share five of my favourite posts that I’ve read this week. This week’s Friday Fabulous Five are: Kohl Mama lists some of…

The Friday Focus – 31/10/14

This week’s word of the week is: Sophie turned one on Monday and we celebrated her birthday with a party on Saturday with family and friends. Both the girls had…

My Favourite Season

I thought I’d step out of my comfort zone a little for this week’s prompt – “My favourite season…” and try a different style of poetry from my usual rhyming…

Me and Mine (October)

We have finally managed to get a little more family time together towards the end of this month after a very busy couple of months with hubby working some very…

Throwback Thursday – One Day More

Looking through my creative writing folder the other day, I came across this parody of the song ‘One Day More’ which I wrote for hubby towards the end of his…

Wicked Wednesday

Review – Ninky Nonk Musical Activity Train

Both my girls love In the Night Garden and when I spotted the Ninky Nonk Musical Activity Train in the shops, I knew what I wanted to get Sophie for…

Sophie in my arms shortly after being born

Sophie’s birth story

I had hoped for a home waterbirth when I was expecting my first daughter, Jessica, in 2011 but when she was diagnosed antenatally with a complex heart condition, our plans…

Silent Sunday