Apparently, the average person in Britain will move house 8 times in their lifetime and will end up just 63 miles from their birthplace. Well, I am approaching 40 and have moved just 3 times, and that includes moving out of my parent’s house to get started. But, presently I am about 80 miles from […]
It’s our wedding anniversary today. Twelve years ago I married my best friend, soul mate and love of my life. In fact, this year is our 21st year together as well. But with 4 children who are busy ALL the time, finding time to get an anniversary date was proving tricky. Today is a completely […]
Consistency is key when it comes to running, and we’re twelve days into 2019 and, at the time of writing this update, I have been out for a run 8 times. This includes the previous 5 days in a row and I will be going out later today. I believe this is what is known as […]
Winter is an excellent time for landscape photography. With that gorgeous low winter sun, misty mornings and the contrast in colours, that many wrongly believe aren’t there, it really is a delight. Making the effort to get out of the house and head into the countryside can be rewarded with some beautiful images. The Christmas […]
It’s Friday again, and its time for My Photo Friday! Thank you for coming back to My Photo Friday and sharing your photos. Please do spread the word through Twitter and Facebook about this new photography based linky. My Photo Friday is a place to post and share your favourite photos, whether that be from […]
In three weeks time, our fourteen-years-old daughter will travel to Austria with 26 other students from her school. She’s there for a week and will be living with a girl called Maria and her family in the south-east of the country. What an amazing opportunity she’s got in front of her on this Austrian Exchange. Tonight […]
Now that the dust has settled on Christmas and the New Year I thought it was times to address my running performances in 2018. I think and up front summary would be – could have done better. Targets set All the way back on the 7th of January I published my first running diary post […]
The medical term for bad breath, halitosis is a form of bad breath that has little to do with what the person ate in terms of odour, yet it can be very pungent. A main cause of halitosis is leaving trapped particles of food between the teeth for long periods – something that happens when […]
My daughter came home from school today crying. It was the first day back after Christmas and she was upset about not doing well in a piece of English work. What is it about our education system in the UK. I have no complaints with my daughters’ school or the teacher there whatsoever. My issue […]
It’s that time of year again for us – Pantomime! This year we have 3 girls in the dance troupes that will be performing in our local amateur dramatic production. I can’t wait to see them perform – this year it’s Hansel and Gretel. But pantomime season for us also means we’re extremely busy. In […]
