The time I mistook a bath bomb for a bon-bon….
Um, well, yes. It’s true, I did. It was actually back in November but life was so busy at the time I didn’t get a chance to blog about it. Enough laughs were being had about it on Facebook amongst …...
View ArticleChild Mental Health: time for action is overdue
You may have picked up in the press that this week is Child Mental Health week. It’s a subject close to my heart. This isn’t because my children are suffering from serious mental ill health. I admit...
View ArticleUncommon Goods: a gem of a gift catalogue
If you’re like me, you’re probably going through a season where every birthday celebration is a ‘special’ one. Up until recently, what was code for 40th is now beginning to be replaced by the...
View ArticleLent – what does it mean to me? The Easter Tag
I’ve been tagged by the lovely Rebecca at The Beesley Buzz blog to write about Lent and what it means to me by answering 10 questions in a blog post. As I’ve not written about Lent before I thought...
View ArticleSomething to make you laugh….
It’s pouring with rain outside, temperatures have plummeted and we’re all wondering if last week’s beautiful spring weather was a big trick. So its time for something to make you laugh. I think I...
View ArticleDaring to enter the Forbidden Forest at Harry Potter/ Warner Bros. Studio Tour
One of the perks of writing a blog is that every now and then I get offered freebies to review. Most of them I turn down as I don’t write a blog to bore you all with reviews of things you … Continue...
View ArticleThe straight-jacket of the State just got tighter: UK Supreme Court Ruling...
Reading the news today that the valiant Isle of Wight father, Jon Platt, lost his case in the UK Supreme Court comes as a sickening, if hardly surprising, blow to ordinary, law-abiding parents. Mr...
View ArticleLemon & Honey Ice-cream recipe
Years ago a friend of mine gave me a recipe for the most delicious and unbelievably easy-to-make dessert. I have served it up countless times and every time without fail it has been received with...
View ArticleExam Invigilation – my experience
This week I finished two months working part-time at a local school as an Exams Invigilator. I enjoyed it, more than I’d expected if I’m honest. I mean let’s face it, anyone who knows me could be...
View ArticlePaddington – please look after this illegal immigrant
The other Tuesday, the 27th June to be precise, the radio told me that Michael Bond had died. Being the author and creator of my childhood favourite, Paddington Bear, I was sad. It’s a natural thing...
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