*Ad – sponsored post. Also contains affiliate links Love it or hate it, television is so much at the centre of family life nowadays. It’s still the focal point of most living rooms, and now are used for so much more than just watching tv. Even our house has finally celebrated smart tv (although through…
2019: End of year review in blogging, family and travels
We’re at the end of 2019 and i wanted to do my usual end of year review. It’s a chance for me to look back on how things have gone and where I’d like to improve things next year. Blogging highlights 2019 has been my biggest blogging year for views in the 8 years I’ve…
Lightning strikes bring family memories
Hot weather quite often bring thunderstorms and this summer has been no exception. We had escaped some of the forecasted storms but the other night was pretty spectacular with a huge number of lightning strikes. It would have been nice had it not been at about 1 a.m. in the morning and if I’d not…
My mini me – who is your child like?
Some children are so obviously like one or the other of their parents, they really are ‘mini me’s’. When I was growing up people often said I was like my mum, but she and people who’d known my dad, always said I was more like him in mannerisms. Even though my colouring was more like…
Things your mother taught you
Mums are so important in a child’s life. Most have their mum as their heroine at some point in their life, but it’s often not until we’re adults that we realise how great our mothers are. And even more so, once we have children of their own. Because becoming a mother makes you realise how…
