2025-the year of the wood snake , and a very good year
Category Archives: Australia
A decade
Ten years ago today I began this blog, originally it was to be a written commentary of where I came from and how my life had changed, experiences and opportunities taken. It was also a way to document what we were doing for Andrew in Australia, but very quickly it morphed into posts about life,Continue reading “A decade”
When Ramsay brought his Mummy and Daddy to the UK.
It’s been over six months since we’ve had Ramsay cuddles, and we were all so excited for more and for Ramsay to meet River and Brodie and his great grandmas. The flight over experienced a problem which meant route changes and a delay, but there was a houseful of friends and family eager to meetContinue reading “When Ramsay brought his Mummy and Daddy to the UK.”
2024 – a dream is a wish your heart makes……
What a year it’s been with travel, new experiences, memories galore and three grandsons to love. Loss of loved ones always felt keenly, but so many wonderful happy memories too. The last few weeks we’ve had the privilege of time with River, Brodie and shared FaceTime with Ramsay. Brodie is thriving, and Christmas and NewContinue reading “2024 – a dream is a wish your heart makes……”
September gone in a flash
Where is this year going? September has gone so quickly. Lots of photos of Ramsay, time with River after his holiday. Walks with Georgina and Ralph. A trip to Warwickshire for pram shopping. Shoe shopping for the Camino walk next year. I’ve set myself a few little projects to complete, and I want to spendContinue reading “September gone in a flash”
August 2024
These past 3 weeks have been busy. Busy prepping for a mini family celebration. Busy catching up with Amanda, Drew and Ramsay Busy having Mum stay Busy looking forward to doing Christmas by the end of October Busy planning what to do in Morocco Busy keeping most of November and December free We’ve also hadContinue reading “August 2024”
Another grandchild, Australia and August.
I can’t believe that by the end of this year we will be the proud grandparents to 3 grandchildren. Georgina is expecting a baby in December. She told us on her birthday, but waited until twelve weeks to announce it fully. We are beyond thrilled and excited for her and her partner. She will beContinue reading “Another grandchild, Australia and August.”
Welcome to the world
These last few days have been a whirlwind. We’ve had three family birthdays ( our eldest son, mine and a great nephew’s) and our grandson decided to make his much anticipated appearance early on the 2nd July. A very early morning message and then a call told us the news ‘ we’ve got a baby’.Continue reading “Welcome to the world”
July to December 2023
It’s been a full six months, with trips to Harrogate, Dublin, London, France, Barnsley, Seville and Scotland. Very frustrating that my operation to remove my gall bladder has been cancelled twice, but hopeful that it should be done by mid February. We’ve had so much fun with River, and news of a new grandson inContinue reading “July to December 2023”
July to December 2023
It’s been a full six months, with trips to Harrogate, Dublin, London, France, Barnsley, Seville and Scotland. Very frustrating that my operation to remove my gall bladder has been cancelled twice, but hopeful that it should be done by mid February We’ve had so much fun with River, and news of a new grandson inContinue reading “July to December 2023”
It’s been a while….
After meeting a friend for lunch today, she asked me about my blog and whether I had stopped it. Life has been busy and whilst on our cruise in June we met a lovely couple and he introduced me to the Snapseed app, and the use of iMovie. I’ve been playing with both, and thisContinue reading “It’s been a while….”
Busy,busy, busy
The last three weeks have been full on, trip to the theatre, visit to Scotland, trip to Chelsea Flower Show, football, London, and Brighton. Mum is slowly on the mend, she enjoyed our visit and those of so many friends and family. Hopefully the assessments required will be carried out and the support needed putContinue reading “Busy,busy, busy”
Celebrations, coronations and a couple of breaks.
A busy fortnight where we have spent time with River, celebrated the coronation of King Charles III, visited family, I’ve visited friends, family, cooked, tidied, watched cricket, rugby and had some tests and scans after my February rib/back injury has not improved. Both our sisters have celebrated wedding anniversaries: one sapphire, one silk. Warmest congratulationsContinue reading “Celebrations, coronations and a couple of breaks.”
Countdown to 2023
As we approach the last month of 2022, we crammed in a lot to November. A trip to Twickenham was up first with an average game of Rugby from England. View and weather though was good. We’ve spent time with River visiting parks, Christmas displays and Southend. I’ve seen Will Young, we’ve dined with familyContinue reading “Countdown to 2023”
My little life 