When your best friend has a baby and you live in a different country
I’ve been musing a lot on expat friendship recently, for a couple of reasons really. First up it was my husbands birthday. His oldest, and…
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Our grand plan: the ultimate American Road Trip
We have a dream, a travelling dream at that, to take the time when the boys are small and go on a tour of America.…
View PostLiving Arrows 10/52 – solo parenting
“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth” Kahlil Gibran This year I am taking part in Living Arrows,…
View PostA letter to myself 15 years ago
Dear Young Me, You’re probably about to run out of money for the first time about now. I mean really run out of money, and…
View PostJanuary Birthday – love it or loathe it?
Everyone always likes to have a little moan about January. It’s deemed to be cold, dank and gloomy. A low point after the festive highs…
View Post2016 my year in photographs
It’s the time of year for reflections, for celebrating the best of the year and for learning from the worst of the year. Last year,…
View PostDear Santa, what I really want this Christmas is…
Dear Santa, So I saw this kid wrote to you and I figured, hey, I’ve been a good baby this year, if you overlook the…
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