by Rebecca | Jan 31, 2020 | Life and Family
There are so many things to organise just to get yourself and one child to an extra-curricular event – especially one that’s an hour up the motorway – and in the planning, I am often guilty of giving little or no thought at all to what the actual...
by Rebecca | Jan 17, 2020 | Life and Family
I adore dogs. There were very few years when I was growing up that we didn’t have one. Our beautiful white lab Toby was already there when I was born, and a couple of years after he died, we adopted Nicky – a very energetic border collie, crossed with something else...
by Rebecca | Dec 13, 2019 | Life and Family
The day after an election is a strange one – especially this one. Some people have woken up to the news they’ve been waiting to hear for years; others have woken up feeling like the country has failed a vital exam. But enough of this! Whatever your...
by Rebecca | Dec 6, 2019 | Christmas
This year, our older son (8) understands how the magic of Father Christmas really works. Yes, we’ve reached that time, and while I’m a little sad about it, I’m also quite relieved that we’re now working with the truth. As part of explaining the whole thing, and...
by Rebecca | Nov 29, 2019 | Christmas
I love a fun fact, and I’ve got loads about the festive season – and now it is, inescapably, just over the top of this coming weekend. I have been astonishing Mr RLC Words with this same Christmas trivia every year we’ve been together; but now that we’re...
by Rebecca | Nov 22, 2019 | Christmas, Life and Family
I know, it’s not Christmas yet. It’s still November, for goodness’ sake – yet no sooner is Halloween over, than the shops, the TV and social media are all extremely keen to persuade us that it is, in fact, time to start getting organised; and I’m not wholly against...
