Category Archives: families

Apprenticed to my Mother: on camera

Posted on May 16, 2017 by

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 →

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J is for Jumble Sales #atozchallenge

Posted on April 12, 2017 by

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 →

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A is for Auction #atozchallenge

Posted on April 1, 2017 by

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 →

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So you want a dog, do you?

Posted on March 3, 2017 by

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 →

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Apprenticed to my Mother: Unpicking the Family History

Posted on January 20, 2017 by

It was Mum’s idea. ‘You need to know who’s who.’ She had a small blue attache case, the sort that usually contained cotton reels or buttons. This one was jam packed with black and white photographs. She picked up one … Continue reading →

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Somethings are too good not to share…

Posted on January 11, 2017 by

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 →

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Pink Radios and Champagne – the Art of being Cosy #carrotranch

Posted on January 2, 2017 by

The last prompt from the Carrot Ranch is here December 29, 2016 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a cosy story. What is it to be cosy, to experience Danish hygge? It doesn’t need to be culture-specific, … Continue reading →

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