It’s been quite a while since I last wrote about menopause and me, I’ve not wanted to tempt fate really, but on World Menopause Day I figured it was as good a time as any to write down what I’ve been thinking and hoping for lately. Menopause and me – nearing the end of perimenopause?…Continue reading Menopause and me – nearing the end of perimenopause? #worldmenopauseday
Category: Family Life
Family life with my now eleven-year-old son, the highs and lows and everything in between.
Project 365 2022 Week 39
Project 365 2022 Week 39 Day 268 -274 We started the week with a visit to Woodchester Park and Woodchester Mansion and ended at the Great Western Brick Show. Sunday 25th September – Day 268 With the forecast looking good we headed off to Woodchester Mansion and Woodchester Park. We’d seen a feature about the…Continue reading Project 365 2022 Week 39
Project 365 2022 Week 38
Project 365 2022 Week 38 Day 261 -267 The week that saw Queen Elizabeth II laid to rest and I got to see the new baby elephant at Whipsnade Zoo. Sunday 18th September – Day 261 I headed to Blenheim Palace for the International Horse Trials to watch the show jumping with one of my…Continue reading Project 365 2022 Week 38
The Last Girl to Die – AD sent for review #TheLastGirltoDie
disclosure: we were sent the item mentioned for the purpose of review The beginning of the month saw the publication through Avon Books of The Last Girl to Die by Helen Fields and it’s a fast-paced crime thriller that I found thoroughly absorbing. The Last Girl to Die is set on the Isle of Mull…Continue reading The Last Girl to Die – AD sent for review #TheLastGirltoDie
Project 365 2022 Week 37
Project 365 2022 Week 37 Day 254 -260 The week that saw the Queen leave Balmoral for the last time, and lie in rest in Edinburgh and Buckingham Palace before moving to Westminster Hall to lie in state Sunday 11th September – Day 254 The Queen’s coffin left Balmoral Castle and travelled by road to…Continue reading Project 365 2022 Week 37
Project 365 2022 Week 33-36
Project 365 2022 Week 33-36 Day 226 – 253 A bit of a mammoth post, my son and I finally got to spend time with my parents, the Queen passed away and King Charles III came to the throne. Sunday 14th August – Day 226 Hardly any of my gladioli have flowered this summer, but…Continue reading Project 365 2022 Week 33-36