So, Harry … Happy Harry – one of the many Aquarians in my life (along with my husband, mother, daughter, sister…) Born at home in our Isleworth sitting room; weighing in at 11lbs (nearly 5kgs) with only my Mum’s healing hand on my back and Joe’s constant support for pain relief, his birth was followed…
1. I received the most wonderful surprise gift from Tara Sophia Mohr whose e-newsletters I receive – she sent out this beautiful online poetry collection: The Real Life – offering it to anyone who wants to download it for free . It’s stunningly presented with an original work of art for every poem, and well…
I love Christmas, always have… always will! But equally magical, once the last slightly stale mince-pie has been finished, is the anticipation of what the new year holds. I ate too much this year, but don’t I always! and actually I quite like the moment when all the extravagant over-indulgence (during which I openly confess…
I love Christmas at the best of times… and this is the best of times! We put our tree up on Wednesday. Luke and Harry came home for the night – and built a sturdy stand – I made mince pies… and mulled wine… (and carrot soup rather bizarrely – had a lot of carrots…
It’s time – it comes to every mother in the end – and sure enough at the highly appropriate age of 19 my baby boy now has a flat in St Etienne – it’s in his own name; he’ll have his own electricity bills, pay for his own food… do his own washing… and things…
Last weekend the whole family travelled to England to celebrate Mum and Dad’s 50th Wedding Anniversary. It was a magical, touching family gathering at the Grand Hotel overlooking the bay in Swanage. …and the sun shone on our parade! We were twenty-one in all: Mum and Dad, four daughters, husbands, partners, and eleven children… Married…
1. The Girl Effect – I’ve just read Hills’ brilliant most recent eyechai blog – ‘help girls.it matters’, with my girl Beth. Please read it too, and raise awareness by joining the girl effect blogging campaign. The Girl Effect is a refreshingly up-beat celebration of information sharing – with life changing consequences. Truly the internet at it’s best…
The delicate beauty of French macaroons… the exquisite colours and sheer “giveability”! Sneaking decadently back into bed with Joe after waving the children off to school… blissful (especially in our dreamy re-decorated bedroom) My replacement wedding ring – made again for me by friend and jeweller extraordinaire Kerstin Howard. The first version of this true…
Found it quite difficult to plot the next part of this journey after the initial buzz of setting our plans in motion by declaring them so publicly. What I’ve realised is that I need more clarity – sometimes you don’t know what it is your aiming for until you push it into action. This was…
I never would have thought I would find myself and my family living in a little house in rural France (had I known, I certainly would have tried harder to pass my French O’level while my brain had better powers of retention!)… and yet through a series of brave decisions and chance encounters… here we…