(published today on Mad Manic Mamas) 8.15 this morning, I manage to shove my 13 year old out the door, wave at the window then breathe. I fasten my dressing gown belt a bit...
Wordless Wednesday – Where am I?

LOOK – NO HANDS! The question for today is where was this picture taken? Have a guess and I’ll let you know soon.
Saturday Seconds

When I started this blog last November I uploaded all my travel diaries. Most of these have never been read as it’s only recently, since joining British Mummy Bloggers, that I’ve found some blogging...
Mum’s ‘Wordless Wednesday’ holiday memories

I thought I’d join in the “Wordless Wednesday” postings by finding a photo from past holidays each week. Since this blog started as a travel diary and at the moment I’m sitting in the...
Mum’s Gone to Meet Matthew Kelly – nearly!
Big shout out for Linda Jones who has tagged me in the blogging version of “Let’s see if we can work out how old you are by reading your childhood memories”: my goodness, that...
Mum’s Gone to Cruise round the Mediterranean
Liz at “Living with Kids” published a post yesterday about cruises and initiated some great holiday memories to come flooding back to me (flooding not quite the appropriate word here!). We took a fortnight’s...
Mum’s Gone to a Burns’ Supper – at home.

It’s Burns Night tomorrow and my thoughts return to some fond memories from last year when I realised it was “my turn” to have friends over for a meal. It was only after we’d...
Mum’s Gone to the Phallus Museum – Shiny Happy People Meme

After a good giggle yesterday with Linda at “You’ve got your hands full” regarding regional accents, we somehow got talking about the Julie Walters “Two Soups” sketch. Later that evening the sketch turned up...