

Summer Holiday Survival
I am writing this on the first real day of the school Summer Holidays. And I’m hoarse already. I have shouted more today than I have ever...


Reflection on Reception - August Babies
Apologies for the irregular posting, it’s a combination of too much going on, and a little case of writers block… So the last few weeks...


Making a Splash
Retirement is always part of your plan – but not usually when you have just turned 48 and half. But hey ho that was the lemon that I was...


California Dreaming - Part 1
My first trip to the USA was in 1996, the summer after finishing middle school (or juniors as it seems to be called now) before starting...


Lemons. And they just keep coming.
The past 4 or 5 weeks seem to have been stressful. Like a one-thing-after-another kind of stressful. First, I bought a new car. New car,...


In the beginning - The BFAH
There are 2 things that my gorgeous hubby holds most dear; his family, and live music. The chance to bring the 2 together was made a...