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Category Archives: families
Cambodia Day 3: temples, tempura and terrifying transport
One of my old saws with my kids is to embrace experiences not stuff. So deeply ingrained is it that I can hardly be surprised when the Vet announced she had booked us all on a Cambodian cooking course on … Continue reading
Posted in cambodia, creative writing, experiences, families, miscellany, short story, travel
Tagged cambodia, cooking, humour, Ta prohibition
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Apprenticed to my Mother: on camera
My mother was 81 when she moved into her new bungalow. She had a knee replacement soon after dad died having been putting it off while he was ill. Never one to exercise or indeed do anything that might be … Continue reading
J is for Jumble Sales #atozchallenge
For the last two years I’ve joined in the #atozchallenge, namely to post every weekday in April using each letter of the alphabet in turn. In 2015 it was places I’d been to, in 2016 it was London themed. This … Continue reading
Posted in A to Z blogging challenge, families, memories, miscellany
Tagged A to Z blogging challenge, jumble sales, rugby
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A is for Auction #atozchallenge
For the last two years I’ve joined in the #atozchallenge, namely to post every weekday in April using each letter of the alphabet in turn. In 2015 it was places I’d been to, in 2016 it was London themed. This … Continue reading
So you want a dog, do you?
One year ago I wrote about the start of our canine love affair. As it is 4 years, nearly to the day since Dog appeared in our lives I thought I retell the story of how it all started way … Continue reading
Somethings are too good not to share…
There are cliches for every occasion. A picture is as good as a thousand words. You shouldn’t burden the children with the sins of the father; or, indeed vica versa. Someone is a chip off the old block. All of … Continue reading
