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Budding Young Athletes

On Monday my daughter, niece and nephew took part in the Hildenborough Races 2014. All three of them did the 1 mile race for under 11's, which my nephew won and the girls both came in the top twenty out of 170 children overall. Immediately following the presentation of the winners medals for this ... READ the POST

Remembering dad on Easter Sunday

I don't think about my dad in the negative sense so much anymore. He died eleven years ago, so I have reached the stage where I can recall the good times and smile and joke about some of the funny things he used to get up to (which are plentiful). The only time I really get sad is on the ... READ the POST

Happy Mother’s Day – a poem from my daughter

This is me, as seen through my seven year old daughter's eyes: My Mum She's a: Vacuum cleaner Potato peeler A dish cleaner A bedtime reader A hard worker cleaner A hugler A cuddler A school taker A cool maker My Super Mum Apparently I do a lot of cleaning. Don't know where she gets that idea ... READ the POST

Hormonal woman tests local car crime statistics

What happens when you cross pre menstrual syndrome with driving a car and running late to pick up from school? You get a lady with a cloudy brain, who almost crashes the car, then leaves it unlocked, with the engine still running whilst she goes to collect her kids. Yep, that was me. We all know ... READ the POST

Why my wedding day was NOT the best day of my life

As I walked down the aisle, I was shaking and I felt sick with nerves. Was I doing the right thing? Was it right to be going ahead with it, considering everything that had happened? Should I be putting him through all this? Was it all a bit too much? I wasn't thinking about my future husband right ... READ the POST

Liebster Blog Award Nominee

Yesterday I found out I had been nominated for the Liebster Blog Award by Andrea, from Verbose, Morose & Comotose.  Typical, sceptical me didn't jump around the room with happiness, but rather I felt suspicious.  Was this some kind of set-up?  Is it an elaborate chain mail? Having done my ... READ the POST

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"You're an amazing author. My daughter has read all your books 3 times. Thank you for inspriring her!!

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"You have really inspired her to write and create stories. She was very taken with your book the Time School."
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2020-02-28T13:14:06+00:00
"You have really inspired her to write and create stories. She was very taken with your book the Time School."

"Nicola encourages the children to think about things in different ways and to be more creative and descriptive in their...
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"Nicola encourages the children to think about things in different ways and to be more creative and descriptive in their writing style."
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