The Family Angel
Ladies the world looks like it is going crazy and according to a comment made by the Dalai Lama back in 2009 it is the western women who will save it! Are you ready for the challenge? I know, I know, you would if only you had the time! Well if you are a Mum, […]
I have just returned from Shine, the beauty salon in Stroud where I get my nails done. I had an extra appointment today because a couple of my nails had chipped. Today Freya, my beauty therapist, and I commented on how long a minute seemed to take when you are waiting for it to pass! […]
Mother to Child ” What are you drawing” Child ” God” Mother ” But nobody knows what God looks like” Child ” Well if you’ll let me finish…”!! I am not sure if you have heard this story but it is a favourite of mine. There are as many opinions about God as there are people […]
” I don’t want to merge into a couple. I want to be in a relationship where we choose to walk side by side down a similar path for as long as we are making each other happy” I said this to a now ex-boyfriend some years ago. To be honest it didn’t go down […]
After a few days away I am recycling the food that I can no longer eat from the fridge. It is a murky day outside and the kitchen is dark so I have 2 spot lights on over the central island. As I go in and out of the fridge pulling out more lifeless veggies […]
As a Mum I know you want to have a great relationship with your daughter. And as she grows up you may hope to become best friends, a little like Kate and Goldie may be. But do you have the close relationship with your Mum that you hope to have with your daughter? At […]
I love putting up the Christmas Trees. This is my absolute favourite part of Christmas. I pour a small glass of port and play some classic christmas tunes then get creative. No matter what I do the tree always looks magical to me when I finish it and it warms my heart, although that could […]
Are you enjoying all the signs of Christmas? The trees, the lights and sparkling decorations. The Christmas songs playing in the shops. The reminders of all the food that we need for Christmas Dinner. The gifts to buy and wrap. The cards to write, if like me you still enjoy giving and receiving cards. And […]
After my blog on honesty yesterday I came across this quote from Ghandi. This is a tough one to accept and really hit home for me. How many times do we let other people’s needs or opinions get in the way of us being who we truly choose to be? I can remember […]
Do you have House Rules? Not the ones that say what time the kids should go to bed but the sort of House Rules that say how the family members should treat each other. House Rules for everyone to follow. It is over 3 months since I moved in with my ex husband, Alf, and […]