by Rebecca | Apr 3, 2020 | Life and Family
When I was a somewhat sheltered teenager in the mid-90s, one of the most subversive things I could find to do was to watch Shooting Stars. To my parents (devoted fans of the Two Ronnies, Morecambe and Wise and their ilk), the chaotic and “alternative”...
by Rebecca | Mar 27, 2020 | Life and Family, School
I can barely believe it’s only been a week since the schools shut down. So many more crazy things have happened since then – the country’s in lockdown, there’s a huge field hospital in development in London, and Bertie the pup has nearly...
by Rebecca | Mar 20, 2020 | Life and Family, School
Well, who saw this coming a year ago? Not me. I’ve given more than passing thought to homeschooling over the years. We all get along quite well; apart from a few small rebellions, the boys by and large do as they’re told; and then there are the very...
by Rebecca | Mar 13, 2020 | Life and Family
It’s time for a pupdate! Lots has happened since my first post about our search for a pup, back in January. Back then, we were on the waiting list for a cavapoo litter, expected to be born within the next few weeks…and now, we are an expectant family, waiting eagerly...
by Rebecca | Mar 6, 2020 | Life and Family
The big global event for me this week is usually World Book Day, but I can’t let International Women’s Day go unmarked. It’s a sad fact that we still need it, and an even sadder one that it is often the attitude of other women that stands in the way of progress....
