Towards the start of 2015, we decided not to plan a traditional three-week family holiday over the Christmas period. the reasons were numerous - peak periods and a desire to avoid crowds and queues, costs and spikes in prices for the Christmas holiday demand and also a desire to actually have a holiday, as being [...]
Today, you gave me a long cuddle. You had just woken up from an afternoon nap, which is pretty unusual for you nowadays as you always claim you are not tired and fight going to bed, despite your mood often indicating that your brain is totally overloaded and could really do with a shutdown. When [...]
Every year since my kids turned four, I have interviewed them on their birthday. Here are Evie's verbatim responses to her birthday interview on 24th November this year. How old are you ? 6 Who is your best friend? Saskia What is your favourite thing to do at school? Play in the playground What is [...]
You are not going to be six forever. In fact, it feels like you will be six for only one blink of an eye, one more cuddle, one more opportunity to hold your hand when we walk into school together. When you are six, you are still my little fairy, with complete and real belief in all things [...]
