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My sister turned 50 yesterday – a milestone birthday. I can no longer lie about my age to our shared friends and acquaintances!     Elaine very kindly invited us to join the celebrations and we made an early start to Brighton. We stopped off near  Crawley for lunch at the Heathy Farm pub althoughContinue reading “A birthday celebration🎉🍾”

As it is half term I am having a few days away from the office and today I am going to take stock of what I have and what needs to go.  I have a wardrobe full of clothes👗 most of which I can’t or don’t wear: so that will be dramatically culled. The loftContinue reading “Taking out the clutter”

    On Monday I was expecting to be home early as SLT was postponed to Tuesday and relishing the chance to spend time with family. A phone call before lunchtime changed that as the school got ‘the call’ from ofsted. Meeting back on, preparations afoot for the visit the next day, and possibly Wednesday, IContinue reading “I wasn’t expecting that!”

   I’m not going to lie, I struggled after the festive break to get my mindset right to go back to work. But, I did and in a flash a week has passed.     The decorations are down and routines become familiar once more. I had  to decide whether to apply for a job andContinue reading “A week into the new year!”

Where did 2015 go, it seems to have gone in a flash. I have many wonderful memories, most documented here, so no need to  cover the same ground. Yesterday I had the start of a head cold, which just appeared from nowhere, so I admit to languishing in bed longer than I should have. WhenContinue reading “No Resolutions for 2016!”

Christmas 2015 has been a strange one. Never eaten out on Christmas Day, but this year we had the opportunity and it meant at least me, Joe and Kevin were in the vicinity of Jay and NIna as they had to work. Waking up seeing posts on Facebook and pictures of families, and friends, wereContinue reading “Tis the season to be jolly…..”

A very busy few days have elapsed in Scotland. I’ve enjoyed good food, alcohol and precious time with my parents.   I did manage to buy a few gifts, and also a cardigan, dress and blouse! To be honest a struggle to get it all in my case.      I have caught up with a fewContinue reading “Homeward Bound”

Today I am making the journey north to the place of my birth, Arbroath. I am doing a cheeky pre Xmas visit to my parents, Andrew and Celli. I love this trip by train, evocative of so many childhood memories – the coast line , cities of York, Doncaster and Berwick.   It’s comforting thatContinue reading ”  Scotland bound”

This week another week of highs and lows. Jay home from hospital, then back to hospital, then home again! Great news about Lis securing employment from February. She is so humble and absolutely brilliant, I’m sure she’ll make a real difference to those young lives and their families facing heartbreak and possibly their greatest challenge.Continue reading “Consequences”

Last week certainly threw a curved ball with Jay, nina’s boyfriend and Jane, Elaine’s spouse in hospital. Both share the same birth date, just a coincidence I’m sure!      As we waited for news it was good to see the well wishes received for their swift  return home. Jane was home by friday, Jay onContinue reading “In sickness and in health”

This evening Kevin and I went to see the film ‘suffragette’, no need to explain what it was about!  Watching the film, albeit a sanitised version, and after decades of women battling to get equality, I found myself thinking how fortunate I am to have been born when I was.   Whilst there are still barriersContinue reading “Suffragette”

The last year has in some ways been a challenge for me both physically and mentally. It’s been a year in which I have realised that I have a wonderful husband, children, family and friends. Those are more precious to me than money, possessions or status. I have made a conscious effort to have atContinue reading “365 days”