Category Archives: Families

Wish we were back there again

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Barbara

In January last year we went to Australia & New Zealand to visit friends and family in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Queenstown. As the weather gets colder her it is easy to miss the heat of Perth, the warmth of … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Families, New Zealand, Queenstown, Travel | Tagged Gone but not forgotten, Grandchildren, Lake Wakatipu, The Daily Post, Weekly Photo Challenge | 6 Comments

Blue Monday: A Blue Dress

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Barbara

Blue is my favourite colour, and I’m always collecting photos of blue colours, so when i found Sally’s Blue Monday challenge I had to join in. I took this photo in India, about 8 years ago. We were staying near … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, India, Photography | Tagged Beach Sellers, Blue, Blue Dress, Blue Monday, Goa, Silk Shawls | 8 Comments

Why Teachers Drink

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Barbara

I got these in an email today from my dad. They made me giggle so much I have to share them! Have a giggly day

Posted in Children, Dyslexia, Jokes, Maths, School, Teaching | Tagged funny childrens answers, silly answers, Spelling mistakes | 5 Comments

Happy Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Barbara

Our family after our traditional Christmas morning swim in Hampton Open air Pool 🙂 The best way to start Christmas! I hope everyone has had a lovely Christmas Day xxx

Posted in Children, Families, London, Photography, Swimming, Teenagers, Water, Winter | Tagged Christmas, Christmas Swim, Hampton Open Air Pool, Heated Pool, Outdoor Swimming | 7 Comments

If you could make a 30 second speech to the entire world, what would you say?

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Barbara

I found some great questions on the blog of one of my new followers ‘Granny Smith: Unleashed‘ (I’m pretty sure she’s not a granny!!) and was going to reply to a few of them but found myself answering them all! … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Death, Families, Getting old, Life, Travel | Tagged 20 Questions, New Years Resolution, Review of the year | 23 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Habit

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Barbara

As Michelle says in the Weekly Photo challenge, having a dog does indeed mean going for walks daily, often more than once a day. Where the habit comes in for us is where we chose to go for our walks. … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, Cocker Spaniels, Keeping Fit, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Photography, Surrey Hills, Teenagers, Walking, Wilson | Tagged habit, Photography 101, Postaday, Postaweek, St Martha on The Hill, Weekly Photo Challenge | 13 Comments

I’ve been under the weather…. but I’m not giving up!

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Barbara

Where on earth have I been? I can’t believe its been nearly a month since my last post! I’ve missed all my favourite weekly challenges, I’ve got some catching up to do! I have been ill, even more than normal, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bridges, Chichester Harbour, Chronic Fatigue, Families, Hayling Island, Langstone, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Photography, Teenagers, Wilson | Tagged University of Southampton | 13 Comments

My Best Photo of the Week

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Barbara

This is a picture of my daughter Charlotte. She would like to be a model, so we have started having some photo-shoots. This photo is Charlotte’s favourite from this session. Thank you so much to WeLiveInaFlat for the challenge 🙂

Posted in Children, Families, Photography, Teenagers | Tagged #mbpotw_wk6, 1960's Model, MBPOTW, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Photo Challenge, Teenage Model | 27 Comments

A dyslexic walks into a bank… “Air in the hands mother stickers this is a fuckup!”

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Barbara

I’ve known that I was dyslexic from before I started school. My dad is dyslexic, he struggles with reading and spelling, he had a really hard time in school, he was always afraid of exams. Lots of my relatives are … Continue reading →