An Awfully Big Adventure

For some of you, these will be the last days of summer with kids at home before they head off to university. They will come back, if only to get their washing done, and leave mould-crusted pans under the stairs for you to sniff out once they return to their real life.  In the coming…

CHOPSY Giveaway

Do you know someone who needs a little CHOPSY in their life.  Giving away a signed copy of the book and a sparkly CHOPSY brooch, from the fabulous Wear and Resist, along with booksmarks and badges.  For a chance to win simply head over to my Instagram tag a friend who needs some CHOPSY, then…

The raising of ducklings

Photo by Armando Are on Pexels.com We have this myth that our kids are grownups at 18. This is a myth mostly perpetuated by 18-year-old who think they know everything, and possibly by the parents of young children who are desperately clinging to the idea of a little light at the end of a very…

Becoming my own star.

 I felt bad. Trouble was I should’ve felt much worse. Which was why I felt bad. Everyone told me I was going to find the last of my duckling’s leaving home hard. And I mean, it was a bit.  I’m not a monster, I shed tears. But mostly, I was just thrilled. Which is bad.…