Category Archives: Family
Seize Your Moment
It has been a week of mixed emotions this week. A very wonderful lady sadly passed away suddenly the other day. Karen had been an important part of my childhood and that of my siblings. She was a very close … Continue reading
Broken Sentiment
We had been invited to, probably the last BBQ this summer. It was Saturday afternoon and the sun had been shinning all day. Unusually I had no food to prepare and things were quiet in the house. We were bringing … Continue reading
Running Rungs
Do you find there is a certain treadmill quality to life? I know the seasons rotate in an orderly fashion; months following months, hot sometimes following cold. Cold, wet winter chases the crisp frosty autumn days, just as blossoming spring … Continue reading
Getting the Grade
It’s been a long week of waiting especially for 16 year olds and their wearied families. Last Wednesday brought a stream of successful A’level results; leading to young futures being mapped out as scenes of happy teenagers realise they had … Continue reading
Impromptu
I am a creature of habit and sadly my weeks follow a pre-planned timetable with my meal menus befitting the activities the family will be subjected to. Weekends have their own mini timetable which we all adhere to in some … Continue reading
Holiday Dreams
What of the dream? The holiday brochure looked so appealing. Those descriptions online were incredibly irresistible with their crystal clear waters and multi water slides. Shops, bar and take-away all there on site so you do not have to move … Continue reading
Boredom Blues
The exams are over, the summer holidays are not quite upon us and 16 year olds all over the country are bored. There is nothing to do. All that intense studying now forgotten and a couple of weeks of doing … Continue reading
Reg
Reg our cockatiel has finally passed on. It was a sad morning when we arrived downstairs to find the little body supine with rigor mortis on the bottom of the cage. Mini son who had become attached to the grumpy … Continue reading
Pay Back
Gosh! I have never really thought of myself as mixing in the low life world of gangs and criminals. In fact I am very naïve in many ways, probably not a good place to come from as a writer. I … Continue reading
Parental Responsibility
What can you do? Tomorrow you have a packed day full of appointments and you already know time is too precious. Then you spend the night up with a poorly child, coughing, hot and generally not well. You already know … Continue reading