Friends enter our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. We only become disappointed if we try to force a friendship beyond its purpose.
When the sun shines it makes all the difference doesn’t it! It’s even better when the sun shines and you have great friends to enjoy it with. This weekend we were joined by one of my oldest friends (although she is younger than me), MumtoC and her family. We had a lovely relaxing time and … Read more
It’s been a while since Curly first started school and we spent weekend after weekend attending birthday parties or scouring the shops for birthday presents. As he progressed through school the parties became less and less as friendship groups became more exclusive and the price of parties and entertainment became more expensive. Well now it’s … Read more
It feels like just yesterday, I was sitting in Karin’s kitchen when she turned to me and asked, “Have you heard about Kerry?” The news that followed left me reeling: Kerry Farrow, known as Multiple Mummy, had suffered a brain haemorrhage due to an undetected aneurysm. The blogging community was engulfed in shock – a … Read more
So what is Pass on the lurve? It’s a linky which has been started by Tamsyn and one in which I am very proud to have been included by my lovely friend Sophie. Tamsyn decided to start this linky because she has made some very good friends in the blogging world who have become real … Read more
I should start this post by saying that I CHOSE to be a stay-at-home Mum and I am very happy with my choice. To quote a friend recently, I BECAME a Mum, to BE a Mum. I didn’t choose Motherhood so that someone else could bring up my children and benefit from the joy that … Read more
Would you just listen to me, I sound like a 70 year old not a 35 year old!! “oooh Gertie do you remember when we used to go over by yonder and have a twirl round the floor . . .”. Well it’s not quite like that but many moons ago when Little Bean was … Read more
Last night we celebrated the start of a new year with our lovely neighbours, it had been touch and go whether we would be holding our celebrations because of the weather but we don’t like to have something like a bit of wind and rain spoil our fun so we put up a Gazebo outside, … Read more
. . . I’ve been feeling pretty pants for the last couple of weeks. I’ve had this horrible flu bug that is doing the rounds and I just can’t seem to shake it but that coupled with two very active little tiddlers has made me feel less than happy. On Thursday this week when I … Read more
First and foremost, I wouldn’t exchange my children for all the friends in the world, I love my children with every bone in my body but friendships changed after they came along.