What on earth possesses some of you I ask myself? To decide to write a novel, and to do it in one month? I know many of you have signed up to Nanowrimo, and some of you have even made it past the first week. Wow. I have been greatly enjoying reading your posts about … More Write on.
Have you a place you like to go where you find total peace? Maybe it is indoors within your own home, or a local spot you go to, to walk or to sit. A place that over the years has shared your tears and laughter? I remember when my father knew he was dying he … More Where do you go to find peace?
If you had just four weeks left before you had to leave friends forever how would you chose to spend your time with them? For quite some time now a friend and I have been visiting an elderly gentleman once a week. We began it as part of a project with age action, which means … More What would you chose?
Are you a parent of teenagers? Do you tell others the truth about your teen or do you give a watered down version of life in your home? Are you struggling? I remember before ever having children how sure I was what type of parent I was going to be. It was not overly disimilar … More The ugly truth of parenting.
A year ago today a heartbroken mother and father kissed their small boy goodbye forever. He was six years old. A year ago today other mothers and fathers kissed their sick children goodbye. Hours later these children returned to their parents, having received young Bens organs. No longer sick. With the potential of a long … More Young Ben we salute you.
Anniversaries. We all mark them. We say, ‘One week ago today’, or ‘This day last month’. Our birthdays, wedding anniversaries and memorable occasions. Today is October 7th. To some of you it is a Tuesday of little importance. To others it is an anniversary, a special day. Today October 7th is a significant anniversary in … More We have not forgotten.
Do you remember when you first fell in love? Did you feel as if you were spinning, lightheaded and on top of the world? Did your love last? I was still a teenager when I met my now husband. A lifetime of water has passed under the bridge since then. We have lived through many … More Why are we still together?
What song best says who you are? Not the song which you think others would associate with you, but the song which, to your mind, best describes you. The one you yourself most identify with. Yesterday I was flicking through facebook, and I came across a post asking this question. I have no idea where … More This is my song
Imagine being a child in today’s world, compared with the childhood you had. As a child I shared a bedroom with three others. We had one bathroom. My Mom made a lot of our clothes, and we owned school shoes, casual shoes, and runners. We had no playroom, and a limited stock of toys. For … More Why are you not happy?
As I prepare sandwiches daily, for my daughters school lunch, that are often not eaten. I say, ‘Thank you’. As my daughter rushes to check her swim bag, moments before swimming, to discover I took out and dried her wet togs yesterday. I say ‘Thank you’. When my daughter wrinkles up her nose at her … More Mom, I have something to tell you.
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