By my dad…..
“What a difference a day makes” – Dinah Washington – released in 1959 and still as fresh today. “24 little hours.” Continue reading “What a difference a day makes”
What a difference a day makes
Dog Mess!
It is late on a Sunday afternoon, we have eaten well, we have walked in the beautiful spring sunshine, we have watched Scotland beat France in the Six Nations Rugby (born Scottish, I am still in shock) and we have had a lovely family day. Continue reading “Dog Mess!”
International Women’s Day Musings
By Emma……
So, it was International Women’s Day yesterday and it got me pondering…. Continue reading “International Women’s Day Musings”
No Love, No Pain
I read an article this week in The Guardian that put, very eloquently, the feeling of grief you experience when you lose your mother. In it, the journalist, David Ferguson describes how losing a mother is, actually, a poor description of what it feels like when your mother has died. Continue reading “No Love, No Pain”
Mum’s The Word
It’s the day after “Mother’s day” and sadness has reached into my heart once again to bring a tear to my eye after reading Sarah’s last blog post. Continue reading “Mum’s The Word”
Mother’s Day Tears
I didn’t really give too much thought to today, before it arrived that is. I’d sent the obligatory card to Mum, I’d invited my mother-in-law round for Sunday lunch with my grandmother-in-law and other family members. I’d ordered a gammon joint from our fabulous butcher and hubby popped to the supermarket with a list of the required vegetables and nibbles. All sorted, I thought. Easy. Continue reading “Mother’s Day Tears”
Introducing…my brother
Before I started this blog, I spoke to my siblings about the fact I was writing things down and I emailed them my thoughts from time to time. Continue reading “Introducing…my brother”
An Unfair Fight
It was a gradual dawning – the fact that there was something very wrong with Mum. Dad was worried, I could see it in him and after multiple trips to the doctors she was being treated for depression Continue reading “An Unfair Fight”
A note from my sister…
I’m feeling nostalgic and sad this evening. We’ve had a super day…. we went on a trip to the Natural History Museum, it was fabulous, made all the better by having an excited toddler in tow. Continue reading “A note from my sister…”
My Roots
As we get older, we learn more about ourselves and we grow to accept what it is about us that makes us ‘us’. I now know I am a creature of habit and I like having roots. My hubby, recently sick of the constant Yorkshire rain, freezing wind and dreary greyness, rang me from work and suggested we move to Australia. Continue reading “My Roots”
My Crazy Mum 
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