I don’t remember quite when Verna came into my life, but do I remember everything about when she left, and I also have very fond memories of the time in between. I first met Verna when she and her husband started coming along to the same church as the one I was already attending. She … More Remembering Verna
Sunrise Sunset It could hardly be a week in pictures without me showing you this week’s sunrise and sunsets. They continue to be pretty incredible, especially for October as the weather has been beautiful. It’s been cooling down a bit but the sun shines bright and the skies continue to treat us to a multitude of … More My Week in Pictures
It’s national poetry day so I thought I’d share three of my favourites. Feel free to share yours I’m always interested in expanding my poetry appreciation. Stop all the clocks by W.H Auden, to me, sums up perfectly how grief feels. No more words needed. Stop All the Clocks Stop all the clocks, cut off … More National Poetry Day
It happened. Today I received my 15 minutes of fame. In reality, it lasted about 15 seconds but never mind, that’s about all I’m ready for. I’d been talking to a couple of women and as I made to leave a man arrived. He looked at me and said ‘are you Sarah? Are you Norq from … More My 15 Minutes of Fame
If there’s a repeated message that comes from this blog since I started it in January, it’s how you all love the blog names which started off with just family but has extended to friends.People often ask me what their name would be if they got a mention and even came up with their own … More How We Got our Blog Names
Parents up and down the land are preparing to send their children on their way, off to uni, college or new beginnings with apprenticeships or gap years. Unbelievably it was four years ago when we were preparing for Miss Lashes to leave home and I still don’t know where the time has gone. I remember her … More Mother’s Wisdom
I always said I would write when I had time, whereas now I make the time and count it as part of my daily routine. Admittedly this is usually sometimes at the expense of housework, daily chores and stopping husband and kids becoming feral. But I love it and only wish I had more time to write.
I was interested to read this book as it was the winner of the Wellcome Book Prize 2016. I’d been keeping an eye on this particular prize as The Outrun by Amy Liptrot was in the final six and I was keen to see how her book faired. (I’ve reviewed it on the blog before, … More Book Review. It’s All in Your Head (true stories of imaginary illness) by Suzanne O’Sullivan
Call the Midwife on a winter Sunday evening. It makes the stopping of Dancing on Ice just about forgivable. … More Tuesday Top 10: Simple Pleasures
Apparently some of the first copies of J.K. Rowling’s book The Philosopher’s Stone has a rare typo in it, and could stand to collect over to £20,000 among collectors. My typos are not currently worth as much. If they were, I’d be minted by now and giving J.K. Rowling a serious run for her money. Better still … More Always Proofread
Norq From Ork 