When you think of Christmasses gone by, what memories spring to mind? Do you reminisce over time spent with family and loved ones, do you smile at the thought of gifts received or special celebrations? For me Christmas has always been about family. Up until the age of 11 my Mum and I lived with … Read more
Yesterday as I walked passed the Primary School playing fields to collect Beanie Boy from Preschool I spotted this and it reminded me of my Primary School days, racing out onto the playing fields when the grass had been cut to see who could collect the most grass cuttings and create the biggest fort. At … Read more
If you haven’t heard of NORAD before then “where have you been hiding?”. If you have children who believe in Santa then you really need to be paying attention right now! Every year millions of people tune into NORAD to track Santa’s movements on Christmas Eve, my children watch it and they completely buy into … Read more
If you have children then you can pretty much guarantee your life will be far from mundane. Children have this way of livening things up, bringing joy to some of the most uneventful activities. Playing on a swing isn’t just playing on a swing, it’s a rope in the jungle getting them from branch to … Read more
Nobody, that’s who! For a large part that is one of the reasons that I started this blog. Without being too morbid, we in the blogosphere have seen the tragedy that can happen when someone is taken away from us too young. Children have lost a parent and parents have lost children and whilst nothing … Read more
I’m a sucker for ‘memories’ I like to commemorate special events in time, to give me something to look back on which will trigger the emotion of a day and who shared in that day. On Sunday our family and friends gathered together to celebrate Jelly Bean’s Christening and this time we had a new … Read more
Last week a parcel arrived on my doorstep from Warners Bros which has added class to my DVD collection, I am a huge lover of films. I would rather sit and watch a film any day of the week over general TV. A good film has the ability to take you away from this world … Read more
I started up my laptop with a whole different post lined up in my head, but for some reason, my fingers developed a mind of their own and typed Top 10 Favourite Memories instead!
Well, after much umming and ahhing, we finally decided to go ahead with the “bump pictures” and managed to get a late session booked yesterday evening.