As my children grow up I find myself using some of their phrases to describe things and "dodging a bullet" really does describe...

I have four children, their current ages are 16, 14, 11 and 8.  In the eyes of the law however my eldest child is in a grey zone, hovering b...

We seem to live in a time of competitive parenting, and nowhere more so than London.  It's all about getting your child into the right s...

Don't forget that although my blog is not updsted as often as I would like you can always find out what is going on in my world  via Fac...

In my life before Daisy I did not have a clue what the term "learning disability" actually meant,  I could have probably quoted ...

A stranger turned up here a few months ago, we hoped they would be a passing house guest but it appears they have taken up residence and tur...

I have a thing for cemeteries - it's back to that old anthropology training again I guess, but a visit to an old cemetery in the UK tell...

Pollyanna is a character from a children's book, her name has become a popular term for someone with an optimistic outlook on life.  In ...