Never knowing what lies ahead The first picture was taken last Sunday on my way home from church. So many birds nesting and dark brooding skies. I was about to head into a really busy week and wondering how I was going to fit it all in and longed for some space and time to … More My week in pictures
The other night I had a phone call that every parent dreads, a call from the hospital regarding one of my children. I had only moments before posted my blog about how I loved living by the sea and it was my dream happy ending blah blah when the phone rings and it’s a nurse … More Never a dull moment
The chickens are running riot. I’m having all manner of trouble with them and thinking of showing them a packet of bread sauce as a severe warning. They keep finding their way over the wall into next doors garden and after having to round them up before work a few weeks ago in best clothes and heels I … More Three chickens for sale!
We enjoyed having Miss Lashes home from uni for a couple of weeks but she is now back to her student life. Sadly she had another anaphylaxis after eating strawberries so had another trip to hospital, the previous one being only 6 weeks ago. She manages to keep incredibly calm though and we are … More My week in pictures
The other day I stumbled upon this picture and was instantly transported back in time to my childhood era of 1970s. The children are playing an exciting and fast paced party game of Hunt the Thimble. You can see the joy on their little faces while the mother casually sits in clashing blue skirt and … More A 1970s childhood
Miss Lashes is currently home from Uni which is lovely. However it always reminds of the mental list I’ve been making for when my kids get homes of their own and I get to go and visit. Here are some of the things I’m going to do, I can’t wait! Leave empty plates, mugs and half drunk glasses … More When the kids leave home
There’s nothing like a Spring morning to show off nature’s art work. After crawling to the end of Winter on my hands and knees I now awaken to Spring mornings with such happiness I could almost break into a run. I say almost because I tried running for a while; I enjoyed it but thanks to a … More Spring has Sprung
I feel I must do a quick blog to respond to feedback left only moments ago on my how to load a dishwasher blog found here. The feed back before I respond… So many questions. What about plastic on the bottom shelf? OK, or satanic? Cooking knives pointing up to save the basket or down to … More Dishwasher part 2. Your questions answered.
At this time, on this Thursday a year ago I know exactly where I was and what I was doing. I was watching a team of highly skilled doctors, anaesthetists, nurses and a helicopter retrieval team work tirelessly to save my husband who was critically ill and in a medical coma. 24 hours earlier life had … More A year ago today
This evening I had a mini master class on how to work the all singing all dancing remote control for the new all singing all dancing smart tv. I am no further forward and ended up t̶h̶r̶o̶w̶i̶n̶g̶ handing them back and saying ‘well I can’t do it’ There are about 20 buttons on it and I will … More The struggle is real
Norq From Ork 