Family Life

Today is the oldest’s 16th birthday and I promise not to make it about how old that makes me feel.  My oldest has had to bear not only the attention her younger siblings take up through being younger but because of their illnesses.  She’s helped out with her allergy and epileptic  sister and her cerebral palsy sister, [...]

It’s been weeks now since all over twitter and forums they are those who have a problem with valentine’s day voicing their opinions along the lines of how terrible it is to have a forced day, such a commercial day telling one how to be romantic.  Yes…I can understand that point of view and even [...]

Santa or Father Christmas as it’s known in my house will be visiting very soon…since a very well behave little 3 year old is fast asleep.

Part Two continues and if you want to read Part One first here it is.  Thursday is a long day,  writing about it now makes me realise just how exhausting. The Letter of No Trace, Thursday am. A lot was riding on this letter.  What Bikerboy was told by the registrar in the  UK was that [...]

Looking at this photograph brings back the memory of 6 years ago, us one afternoon having a drink in a Hotel that sits on top of the hill in a town called Viana do Castelo, an old Portuguese style hotel with a big veranda overlooking the town below, the river and sea beyond.  Every time [...]