So how many more weeks have I got to endure this lovely vision in my front room? Telly, feet up, crisps. Not any old crisps mind – Walkers special World Cup crisps. Here we have...
Mum’s Gone to Eurocamp – The Verdict

The next two days of our courtesy Eurocamp break were very serene: sunbathing, reading, drinking, swimming and generally chilling out in the hot sun. A short drive to the little coastal town of Ault...
Mum’s Gone to Eurocamp – Meet the Neighbours!

Domaine de Drancourt – Photo courtesy of Eurocamp If you haven’t already chuckled at Day One of the holiday then have a look here. Discovered last night that caravans can get quite chilly at night...
Mum’s Gone to Eurocamp

“All we need is money and bum wipes”. This startling announcement, said on the morning of our departure by my husband, Dougie, as I wittered on about what we might have forgotten, sums up our...
Mum’s Gone back to Majorca with Prima Magazine

Even at the age of 7 I was happy to glug back the vino! Can you imagine that happening now!? A couple of months ago I read a request on Linda Jones’ website ‘Have...
Mum’s Gone to Iceland – revisited

Iceland has been getting such a bad press lately that I thought it my duty and pleasure to redress the balance and remind everyone how beautiful and enchanting the country and its inhabitants are. I...
Mum’s Gone to The Theatre

Well you asked for photos from the performance. This is me, mid-dance, in all my be-wigged and booted glory! Here’s a couple of montage photos of the rest of the cast to give you a flavour...
The Gallery – Self Portrait – Who am I?

Tara Cain’s Gallery this week asks for a self-portrait, so those of us who would prefer to be behind the camera make the effort to produce some evidence of ourselves for our children to...