This year has been a year of extremes. I have been so happy I was walking on air and so miserable I never wanted to get out of bed and speak to another person again. My little boy was born on 1st March and I learned that to have two children didn’t mean sharing the [...]
This week’s quote is from my Mum rather than Tori…. Me: When did they stop hanging people in this country? Mum: I’m not sure but I remember being hanged. Me: *confused face* Mum: Er…I mean, I remember people being hanged. *much laughter*
Today is the 22nd birthday of someone very special. She isn’t here with us any more but that doesn’t mean we don’t think of her every day and smile. Or wonder what she’d be doing now and where her life would have led. My daughter shares her name because I made a promise to myself [...]
A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in. ~ Frederick The Great
“Happiness is like jam. You can’t spread even a little without getting some on yourself.” ~ Anonymous
Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him. ~ Maya Angelou
Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall. ~ Larry Wilde
Having a family is like having a bowling alley installed in your head. ~ Martin Mull
Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation. ~ Vannevar Bush
A husky thinks there’s a polar bear over the next hill and it’s his God-given duty to find it. ~ Steve Chester
