Who doesn’t love watching Channel 4’s Grand Designs? For me it combines two of my favourite pastimes – indulging my fantasy for picture perfect designer rooms in my house, as well as getting a glimpse into the real agony and joy of others on their quest to make…
With one teenager finishing last term with a hockey tour and one starting this term with a cricket tour, I am reminded of the value of sport in my teens’ lives not only from the obvious perspective of benefiting from exercise, but also more universally in helping to prepare…
Good Morning and welcome back to the fifth week of linky Tweens, Teens Beyond hosted by myself and my fellow Tween and Teen bloggers Sharon at After The Playground and Nicky at Not Just The Three of Us. The Easter Holidays are here and with it the usual…
My teenagers are growing up but does this mean we have to grow apart? Growing up generally involves a defining moment in everyone’s life. For my daughter, this was not when she hit puberty, but when she turned 13. This was the magical number to her. It signified…
Well as if on cue the sun shone all weekend as we all celebrated our roles as mothers and paid tribute to our own. My teens did not disappoint and were on their best behaviour all weekend, making a particularly special effort at the obligatory Mother’s Day Lunch…
You would think that the woman pioneering a change in attitudes towards the way women dress in midlife has herself passed that milestone. The reality, however, is that Jacynth Bassett, is a 24 year old Cambridge law graduate, who inspired by her mother’s style frustrations has made it her…
The Spring Equinox has been and gone and I hope we can now look forward to some serious days of sunshine and long balmy evenings as we move into the third week of linky Tweens, Teens & Beyond hosted by myself and my fellow Tween & Teen Bloggers, Sharon…
“Why?” is a question commonly associated with the toddler years. Most parents tire very easily of this period and the endless “why” questions, particularly as each answer is quickly met by yet another “why” question, but as our children progress to adulthood that is exactly what we want…
