MUM'S BLOG

This time next week we'll be rolling in to Santander for the ferry crossing back to Plymouth. It's been an epic adventure, and...

Hooray, it's February. I've always loved February as the days are getting longer, spring is tantalisingly close and as a teacher I got a...

Listening to the radio on New Year's Eve, I was startled to hear that 25 years ago we had been celebrating the new millennium. Wow, how...

Well, I've got to sixty. And more remarkably, so has Paul my husband, the Hardy to my Laurel. A & E has been his second home over the...

We were at a funeral on Wednesday. Paul's cousin had been unwell since the age of 12 and at 54 had finally succumbed. On a grey day in...

This is my second week of being properly retired, as I was employed (and paid, thankfully) until August 31st. I am not regretting my...

Hello! Sitting in my garden beneath the parasol - yes, it's actually necessary today and not because it's raining. Enjoy it while it...

I was at Yin recently, relaxing into a pose and trying to remain present, when I tuned in to what Helen was saying. She was telling us...

When Helen was a teenager she tried to persuade me to try yoga. I was uninterested. My perception was that yoga involved a lot of sitting...

March already! I've been willing away the winter, but now it really all needs to slow down a bit. Spring is not to be rushed through, but...

We are surging steadily towards Christmas, whether we like it or not. Christmas lists are starting to be written and Lily is already...

It's been an interesting summer to say the least. We waved Helen off to backpack around Brazil, and set off for Fuerteventura with Lily. ...

I find myself in an unusual situation this week. On Saturday, Paul and I set off at 11am in the bright sunshine. We had visions of a 40...

I've been asked for this recipe so many times, I thought I'd share it on my blog! It's actually not my fruit cake as the recipe was given...

Bit of a downbeat post this week, my apologies... Went to Yin and Ashtanga this week after a 3 week break. I had a very tough time at...

I know I'm slightly strange, but discomfort and I are pretty good friends. I am used to it being present in several aspects of my daily...

February is here already. Happy to declare that I am still on track for my positivity and self care goals set in January (most of the...

I'm not a winter person. It's the most horrible time of the year. I retreat into my cocoon of dissatisfaction and gluttony, each fuelling...

I'm a shocker for looking forward; to holidays, next weekend, later on and, of late, to retirement. I make plans and lists, colour code...

I was born in a small village near Ross-on-Wye in the winter of 1964. My sisters, aged 5, 9 and 11 at the time, say that I had a square...