“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows. It's what the sunflowers do.” - Helen Keller Today I sought out t...

Me me me. Well that's enough about me. What do you think of me? I have met a few people in my time who are very self-centric. Conversa...

We found a lump. My heart sank. Her tail wagged. All of a sudden I had to contemplate the possibility of her not being here. How coul...

Once upon a time, I would have the opportunity to relax during daylight hours. The sun would preferably be shining down on my little patch o...

A door serves a purpose. It is the means by which you can pass from one room into another, or from one confined area into another confined ...

The sun. You rise. I lift my face. You shine. I smile. You glow. I feel your warmth. You radiate. I have hope. You...

Me: I spy with my little eye something that is... brown. Walking the dog whilst simultaneously keeping the wee one amused and teaching...

You know that completely baffling and confusing moment when you realise you've forgotton your own birthday? No? Just me then. I actu...

My weekends are mostly about negotiating the activities of three children who can't agree whether black is black or black is white let a...

You can count on one hand the number of photos on this blog that are of me. This is mainly because I am usually behind the camera. It may al...

Remember when all you had to worry about was if Mum had put a chocolate biscuit in your lunchbox? If you would be allowed to watch Coronati...

My kids can't walk. Before you get social services involved, let me explain. They can walk, obviously, but prefer to run, or skip, o...

The speed and exhilaration must be incredible, breathtaking. The skill and concentration unfathomable. To watch the Red Arrows is to see a...

C is for camera. C is for capture. C is for caught. C is for contrast. C is for click. C is for conversation. C is for colla...

I spotted this in my google reader yesterday courtesy of likecool.com , the home of all things geeky and cool.   It made me think (bri...

  As I watched them walk ahead of me along a path we hadn't been before, I considered their excitement, the thrill of a new journey...

Well not quite. You see it isn't Christmas until it snows (according to those wiser than myself and of younger years) and so far this ye...

If you follow me on instagram or have ever had an idle glance at my instagram box over there on the right, you will know I have a new hobby....

I may have mentioned in a recent post (or two) that I love Autumn. I love the colours of the leaves, the low sun and crisp mornings when...

Today we had a birthday party for the Big One. He is 8 on Friday. I still blame the fireworks and trick or treaters for my waters breaking! ...