The Outsider by Stephen King
I haven’t read much Stephen King, but whenever I do, I think I really ought to read more. He is a phenomenal writer with an incredible imagination and I can’t think of anyone quite like him. So when I saw The Outsider for only £3.99 in Sainsbury’s, I thought I would give it a read. There’s no beating about the bush with this story. It goes straight in with a horrific crime. A string of eyewitnesses have seen a...
Happy birthday, 18 year old boy!
Happy birthday to my biggest boy, who is 18 today! I can’t quite believe that my tiny firstborn is now an adult. Although to be fair I can’t really remember life without him. My boy came into the world after a long labour, shortly after midnight on Wednesday 27th June and three days early. Tradition dictated he should have been born on Tuesday 26th June. My siblings and I were all four days early, while my husband and his...
Volunteering at parkrun
Every parkrun event you ever go to, whether in the UK or around the world, is completely run by volunteers. That’s a huge commitment by a dedicated group of people to ensure others in their community have a weekly event to keep them fit and get them out in the fresh air and meeting people. Each event is run by a core team of volunteers. This may be a group of people who already know each other, or they may have been brought...
The athlete blows it out of the sandpit
I told you recently about how my son’s long jump has been going from strength to strength this season. He achieved his dream of jumping six metres. But within three weeks, my athlete had blown that out of the water. Or out of the sandpit, so to speak. It started with the county championships. His first jump was 5.98. Very good for a first jump. Then he jumped 5.89 and 5.93. Not quite six metres, but still very good. And he was...