I’m no expert- I wish I was
There comes a time in life when you realise that somethings just happen. I won’t say they happen for a reason, although they probably do, but more that they just happen and it seems that there is...
View ArticleA Champagne Supernova
I don’t often speak about my husband. This is not because I don’t love him, or that he is not a big part of my life, it is just that the daily things that parenting entails means that ‘us’ seems to get...
View ArticleRepaying a kindness – always remember
I am not sure what you call it, but I will try to explain regardless. The most simple words I can find are, well, working class. Do we still cling to the class system? Are we still defined by our...
View ArticleOne Last Smile – the day they brought you home
I have written a poem for a friend of mine, who lost her battle with breast cancer, and well because when all is said and done, home is the most important place to be. One Last Smile It was nearly...
View ArticleJigsaws – a new addition
Something lovely happened in our world two weeks ago, and I have been dying to say it out loud ever since. My sister had a baby! It has been like a huge secret that I have been bursting to share, and I...
View ArticleThe Next Chapter
My friend told me a story once about a lovely day trip she had with her mum. She was young, and they had some precious time to visit the city and to see a show together. In later years she lost her...
View ArticleGone Girl – a lost voice
A few years ago I was very poorly. I don’t mean my diagnosis of breast cancer, I mean before that, just after I had my little girl. I didn’t see it coming, yet it hit me like a freight train. I had...
View ArticleThe Way We Once Were
Sometimes in life things happen that are hard to explain and to justify. The past few weeks have been precisely that. I have found myself wondering how to broach conversations with my children,...
View ArticleHoliday diaries -a change is as good as a rest
I have always loved diaries. I find it fascinating to recall all those little moments in life, the tiny insignificant ones that bring a smile to the corner of your mouth. It’s funny really, as it has...
View ArticleAbout a boy – sort of the end
There’s this boy I know. Every now and then I try to describe him, never quite doing him justice, never quite getting it right. You would know of course, if you had met him – exactly what I mean. He...
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