26 Aug, 2012 | Uncategorised
No, I’m not feeling sorry for myself. This is how I’m feeling today: 1) Frustrated I am frustrated that the Boywonder’s exam results should have been better. That they could have been a lot worse is testament to our...
17 Aug, 2012 | Uncategorised
It’s ironic, isn’t it, that people including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have donated so much money to helping children in countries too poor to extend childhood vaccination programmes to all their children whilst here in the UK there are...
7 Aug, 2012 | Uncategorised
I’ve always been a fan of L’Occitane and their skincare products. I love the floral scents and the soothing body lotion formulations. Since we’re currently not that far away from Manosque, L’Occitane’s hometown, I thought it might be nice...
4 Aug, 2012 | France, Places
It’s my birthday today and I’m on holiday in France with my husband. We are staying at the hotel where we honeymooned (is that a verb?) 19 years ago. A rest in the sunshine is just the ticket after yet another trying and stressful year. The children,...
4 Aug, 2012 | Uncategorised
It’s my birthday today. It’s also that of the late Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and Barack Obama. Happy birthday Mr. President! So all you astrologically-minded people can make of that what you will. I was just thinking the other day that I’m...