The photos for this month’s family portrait were taken a few weeks ago on Sam’s birthday, when the weather was much warmer and brighter than it is today. I’m pretty relieved…
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April 2016
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It’s nine months now since I lost my husband, Roger, to cancer. I can’t say the pain of loss is getting any easier, but I do feel like I can cope…
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Sometimes it’s the smallest things that capture a child’s imagination, and in this case, it’s the smallest garden with the smallest fairy inside. We made this little flowerpot garden using a…
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In just over a week’s time I’ll be joining 22 of my work colleagues to run the Great Birmingham 10k. We’re running as a team called the Substandards – as most…
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Gap is one of my favourite shops to stock up on basics; I’ve managed to get quite a collection of their t-shirts, light cotton knits and a fair few pairs of…
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We’ve spent a lot of time together this month so far, what with the Easter weekend, the two-week school holidays and our trip away to North Yorkshire. You can really tell…
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We spent a few days away last week at a beautiful little cottage in the village of Pickering, North Yorkshire. I had the week off work and wanted to take Sam…
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I’ve just spent the past few days at home on my own – with no kids, no noise, no-one to look after, no-one to please but myself. When Roger died, I…
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It’s becoming a tradition in our little family that on certain dates of the year we let balloons go into the sky for Roger. This week we did it for the…
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I think I must have got carried away with the taste of sunshine we had last week, as this month’s Five under £5 is all about ice cream, colour pops and…