Happy 40th birthday!
Forty years ago today, a baby boy was born in the North West of England. He’d been due the following day – his Daddy’s birthday,…
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The Gallery: Youth
This is me in 1991 on my 18th birthday. Look how cool I am. Look at my youthful attitude. Actually, I didn’t have an attitude….
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Not growing
To celebrate my daughter’s birthday this week, I am looking back and remembering her as a baby and the time she forgot to grow.My daughter…
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The Gallery: Boys
As the proud owner of two boys, you might imagine I would have been very pleased to see this week’s Gallery theme was boys, but…
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Saturday is smiley caption day!
This lovely photo of my younger son taken in 2004, aged 11 months, is a real favourite of mine. It seems to capture his spirit…
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My highs and lows of 2012
Another year over.. and a new one just begun. 2012 – what a fabulous year! Will we ever see anything as amazing as the London…
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Knowing Me Knowing You
(I’m sorry, I just hear Alan Partridge saying ‘Aha!’ in my head when I read that.) I was asked by the lovely Kat over at…
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The Gallery: The 1980s
Ah, the ’80s! The decade that fashion forgot. It was all hairspray, blue eye make-up, huge plastic earring, ra-ra skirts, leggings in a range of…
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Remembrance Sunday
This morning I watched proudly as my daughter, representing Rainbows, placed a poppy on a small wooden cross next to the war memorial in our…
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Center Parcs
Center Parcs is one of my favourite places in the world. It’s like a whole different world, but it’s not very far from the real…
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The Gallery: Old
This week I’m sharing an old (ish – 11 years) photo of someone very old. My Nana. Like all the old (that’s pre-2009 to me)…
