As we approach the Queen’s official 90th birthday celebrations this weekend, I thought I would mark the special occasion with a week of Queen-related posts. In my first post in the series, I reflect on my own memories of the Queen and consider the secrets of her long and healthy life.
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I’m on a holiday in Northumberland this week with my family and I don’t want you to forget about me so I thought I’d deliver some virtual postcards whilst we are away. Find out why this holiday marks the end of an era and why we’ve gone from caravan to cottage.
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Doggy yes? Doggy no? Find out why I want a dog and why I have to keep talking myself out of it.
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It’s five months since I started my blogging adventure. It seems like a good time to reflect on life after pharmacy and tell you why I’m a thankful blogger.
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What are your pet peeves? What do you want to consign to Room 101, never to be seen again? Find out my top 5 Room 101 nominations, then tell me yours!
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BritMums have announced the Shortlisted Blogs for the prestigious Brilliance in Blogging Awards for 2016. With awards up for grabs in categories from food and fashion to photos and family, there’s something to satisfy every reader. So consider the BiBs shortlist your perfect ‘reading list’, then go ahead and vote for your favourite blogs!
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I love the whole ‘Retro’ resurgence that’s going on at the moment. We’re embracing ‘retro’ clothing, ‘retro’ furniture and listening to ‘retro’ music on the very same vinyl we were marching off to the charity shops decades ago. I think it’s time to add another item to our list of retro ‘must-haves’…The children’s birthday party.
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There’s still time to nominate your favourite blogs for the BiB Awards! Every year BritMums highlights the best of parent lifestyle blogging in their Brilliance in Blogging Awards – the BiB...
I cried a few times this week, not because of a movie or a TV programme. This time it was because of Chris Stapleton and his Country song.
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Although I am a crier, this week’s tears weren’t prompted by a movie or an award show or even a couple of octogenarian siblings meeting for the first time. Instead, my tears flowed unexpectedly in response to a letter from a young cancer sufferer’s mother to J.K. Rowling.
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I thought it was just me but it appears we are a nation of socially awkward oddballs and I am suffering from Very British Problems.
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Like many others, I returned to my hometown at half-term, taking our girls up to the North East of England to visit my mum and dad. I’m proud of my roots and here are the reasons I love the North East.
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