Well with October being the month of Halloween, and Sam loving fancy dress as much as he does, our family portrait really had to be like this, didn’t it? My son…
Monthly Archives
October 2015
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As the weather gets colder and the nights draw in, our skin can sometimes suffer as central heating dries it out and we see less daylight – I know my skin…
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We’ve just come back from a lovely long weekend in the Lakes with my parents. Despite the weather forecast predicting biblical rain, we got away with just one or two moments…
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When you have more than one child it’s hard to find the time to dedicate to just one of them – and even harder I suppose when you’re a single parent…
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There are a few weeks yet until halloween but we’ve been getting some practice in early as it’s a favourite time of year for my son. He loves the whole ritual…
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Yesterday was some strange kind of anniversary. It marked three months since my husband died. Three months – where has that gone? Who would have thought I would have survived three…
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If you like good food, enjoy cooking from scratch with really fresh ingredients but maybe need a little direction, then the Riverford recipe box is just the thing for you. I…
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The new book by Eric Carle has proved a hit in our house – the upside down world of The Nonsense Show seems to make perfect sense to kids and the…
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This weekend we went to stay with one of my old school friends, as she was hosting a little get together for a few of us and our little ones at…
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My first in this series was published last month and it was pretty popular – and fun to put together – so I’m carrying it on this month. Here are five…
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My husband Roger spent around three months at our local hospice before he passed away in July. As I wrote at the time, when the word hospice was first mentioned to…
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As we move into autumn there are obvious changes happening, like the leaves turning red and falling from the trees, the weather getting a little bit crisper (though staying lovely and…