I am not a little bit excited to welcome my Guest Blogger to the stage, so-to-speak. Although if I'm being accurate with the analogy, I should say the 'outer stage', since she is more likely to be found on the Centre Stage. But when she isn't dancing, she is a veritable force to be reckoned with in the world of blogging. If you don't know her, then you should get to know her. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Nickie of … [Read more...]
Poppy Wreath for Remembrance Day
As Halloween grows to be a bigger and bigger event in this country, I can't help worrying that Remembrance Day will become less and less significant. I suppose the traditional view is that it exists specifically to remember those who fought and gave their lives in the two World Wars, and as the generation that lived and fought through those wars are lost to us, so too is the connection with those event, and their significance. And yet … [Read more...]
The Extraordinary people of Wootton Bassett
I had an other post scheduled for this evening but I have put it off. I have just finished watching a behind-the-scenes story of Royal Wootton Bassett, the Wiltshire town that made news across the world for the show of respect it has given to each and every member of the Armed Forces that has been repatriated after losing their lives in the ongoing war in Afghanistan and Iraq. I am overwhelmed with sadness and pride. Sadness that we have lost … [Read more...]
Why you should wear your poppy.
It's been a long evening. The sort of evening that you have as a parent where it seems that every ten minutes either I or the DH are running up the stairs to sort out a crying child. It's exhausting because, apart from the physical exertion of 'step class', you can't do anything. You can't spend time together watching Grand Designs. You can't catch up on each other's days. You can't talk excitedly about your new business idea. You can't pack up … [Read more...]
A Cold War
I have contracted a cold from the visiting Mothership, which has sunk to my chest. The growing bump prohibits any over-the-counter medications, so I have been forced to take to my bed with a large box of Kleenex, laptop, Sky Movies and plenty of fluids. It all feels very 1950's- laptop and Sky Plus aside naturally-and not a little dull. It's amazing how little there is to watch on television given that I have a choice of 1000 channels. I am in … [Read more...]
