From time to time you recall all the good things about being single and childfree. They are numerous. Especially on the days you climb the stairs - complete with hot water bottle because you have a head start on bedtime and you are intent on making the most of it, yes, that is my life … Continue reading If It Wasn’t For All The Stripping
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The Icing On The… Barm Brack
Halloween is one of those events that, for me, definitely has a 'then and now' aspect to it. Then Halloween was Barm Brack. Literally. Just barm brack and nothing else. Well maybe a few fun games in school and monkey nuts... but what with all the allergies doing the rounds now (scarier than anything Halloween … Continue reading The Icing On The… Barm Brack
The More I Go, The More I Want To Go Back
"It's going to be a heatwave. We're due some good weather, but they're saying temperatures will really climb on Thursday. The weekend'll be a scorcher". Exactly what you don't want to hear when you're leaving the country expressly to get some sun and rub your freckly face in the faces of everyone you meet upon … Continue reading The More I Go, The More I Want To Go Back
New York City, That Favourite Place
I recently took a trip to New York City, that favourite place. It came about because my Dad was on holiday and coming into New York for the final leg. My sisters and I began to imagine the possibility of being in New York City, in Autumn, together. Once in a lifetime perhaps? Sign us … Continue reading New York City, That Favourite Place
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