This is probably an odd post, but one I felt like making. Recently friends of mine lost a close friend to cancer. She had known for a while she was going to die and had made appropriate arrangements. What's interesting was the choices she made. I had heard about '...

…and here she is. Little Freya May. Born on Saturday night causing her mum - my sister - considerable pain - but shes a beauty! As yet, at just 5 days old, she rarely cries. She just lays there looking ...

It’s spring. The sun is out, Easter is a week away, I’m moving house in 2 weeks, and my sister is having a baby in one week. These are very exciting times, and if there was ever a time for a fresh start, it is now. And so along with ...

Somehow, for some reason we don’t keep in touch with people. Somehow we let people slip away. I guess it’s part of life really - constantly changing, regularly refreshing, and without that routine re-invention I suppose our development would be hindered. But revisiting old times and old friends, old relationships ...

Saturday was hot. Very hot. Perfect for family BBQ time and as ever it was great to all be together and eat and drink too much. It’s funny how I never tire of being together as a family. Its funny how my sister got all the looks in the family. ...

It’s not that I intended to get drunk. I never do. But somehow it just happened!! I was just having a good time when suddenly I found myself halfway through a box of wine. The good thing is the rest of the family including my mum, who of course the day ...

Making good friends has never been something I have done easily. I count my good friends on the fingers of one hand, and I like it that way - it means that the ones I keep close, I trust and love the company of more than anything. In the space ...

You know you have an insane (but very, very entertaining) friend when you find yourself saying to them “You really don’t want to be setting fire to me or any of my stuff, now do you…?” The answer, by the way, involved the smell of burning and much laughter… Meanwhile a ...

Should singing in the car be an Olympic sport? I’ve been in training for the London 2012 Car Singing Olympic event for some time now, but I fear I am being overtaken by some stiff competition. My good friend and constant sidekick in training, ie Muppet, can belt out a ...

Coming from a very, very big family it’s very easy to forget that they are always there, even when you are not thinking of them. And then when a massive family get-together occurs you realise that the safety net they provide is still there no matter whether you have thought ...