I am currently on a Nicholas Sparks book-reading and movie-watching marathon. I always do this. If I read a book I like, then I look for other books by the same author and will usually carry on reading them until I either finish everything they've written or feel its...
Month: May 2013
The children are learning another language. . .or so they think!
My children think they live in a bi-lingual household. I constantly tell them that they only speak English but they are insistent. 'But mummy we do speak two languages, English and 'up north'.' I remind them that I am from Leeds, which is not in another country and we...
Mumblings Column – May 2013
The Mumblings column appears every month in Vine Magazine, a publication which is distributed in the Sevenoaks area. Vine May13
Childrens’ first moments are memorable – but not always for the right reasons
When I was pregnant with my first child I remember feeling excited about all the wonderful ‘first’ moments I was going to experience. In my fantasy I would teach my child new skills as she grew - passing on my knowledge and experience to her – and it would be a...