This post is all about taking a closer look at the ordinary things. What started off as a perfectly nice but fairly unexciting Sunday outing to Balloch, turned out to be unforgettable. And in a good way. Things I learned from a #kidsgofree day out: Human mothers don’t have it too bad. There’s a kind […]
Brougham Castle not on the hill but worth a visit nonetheless
Have you noticed how Ed Sheeran is playing in every single public space across the land? I’ve no idea how he’s done it, but he turns up in more places than Lego bricks. He was even playing on the Bull in the Archers the other day. His Castle On The Hill is brilliant – […]
Happy (ish) Mother’s Day
Most of us love our mums and are reasonably confident that our children love us too – even when they’re being ungrateful little rats who don’t see why they should put their own soiled clothing in the laundry basket. After all we are mothers every day of the year, not the one where we […]
No regrets on Mother’s Day… or any day
As Mother’s Day looms again – I thought it was time to give this post another airing. How did your mothering go? Are you still in the midst of it, or is it mostly behind you? Were you a success today? How did you do? Were you any good? Clearly a successful parenting […]
Less celebrated things about being a parent
Lovely as my boys are, from time to time, I find myself having an ‘I don’t remember signing up for this’ moment. Here’s the most recent batch: Parenthood is… Being ignored by your teenagers on several social media platforms at once. Buying beetroot so your 7YO can have pink pee. Feeling excluded when teenagers talk […]