At the risk of sounding like the BBC, it was great having everyone home for Christmas.  For once, Jack’s train from...

Freezing temperatures, snow and associated travel problems and illness have presented us with a few challenges in the run up to...

Few symbols offer more comfort than a candle blazing in the dark, especially in the bleak mid-winter when everything is blanketed...

A conundrum for you:The christmas tree is is the garden and we want to bring it inside.  However…The wellies and spade...

I’m glad you can’t see me as I write.  Believe me, you would be frightened.  I look (and feel) like I’ve...

Just when we thought we were making good progress on Christmas preparations, I have succumbed to an infection which has put...

The approach to Steve’s assessment is always an anxious period.  This time it has coincided with the run up to Christmas...

There are some days when things seem to go right. This looks like being one of them!  OK - nothing life...

Top right you will find a link to Mavis Nye’s blog.  Mavis developed mesothelioma as a result of washing her husband’s...

We have spent the last few days getting into the festive spirit in Brussels (the city not the vegetable) where we...