It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Our decorations have been up for ten days now and I still feel a thrill of delight every time I come downstairs in the morning and see them. We always used to put our...
Category: Family
It seemed like such a good idea at the time …
My daughters have decided to swap beds. Not rooms, just the beds. It also seemed like an ideal opportunity to go through the stuff that they both have in their rooms that somehow seems...
Raindrops and Rosehips
It’s been a busy couple of weeks but they’ve been good ones. First off, my Dad and my brother both have birthdays in October so we have an annual family meet-up to celebrate both...
London to Pompeii and back – in 48 hours!
We’ve just spent a fantastic weekend in London. We went specifically to see the Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum exhibition at the British Museum which was a treat for finishing my dissertation (have I...
Summer of learning
Well, that’s it. Both my daughters are back at school now and the summer is almost over. The air has got that autumny smell about it, and I’ve noticed when I’ve been out with...
Don’t worry, my dog only speaks Welsh
Like a lot of other people today, we’ve been to the beach. It takes us about an hour and a half to get to our favourite beach in Wales but it’s worth it. We...
