Nyhavn – harbour in Copenhagen After the odd sleeping arrangements of the previous night (see last post ) we were grateful to be back together again for breakfast. The number of families with small children...
Mum’s Gone to Copenhagen – Part One – Cock up in Camelot
Bedroom, Hotel Kong Arthur, Copenhagen I had good vibes about Denmark from the outset. Their language for starters. A country which has the word Hej (pronounced Hi) for hello, Hej Hej (Hi Hi) for...
Anyone for pickled penis?
I had to smile over my morning cuppa today when I turned to the back page of the News Review of the Sunday Times. Iceland’s Phallological Museum, which we visited in 2007, has, at...
My Perfect Cousin
John and Rory April 2011 One little boy is 15 weeks old and one big boy is 15 years old but they are both adorable to me. You may remember my nephew John...
My mum singing Habanera from Carmen, 1959
On last week’s gallery I talked about how proud I was of my mum and mentioned that she had sung an aria from Carmen on the first night of Tyne Tees Television in January 1959....
You’d have to be mad to nominate me…
As a parent blogger I’m aware that it’s time for nominations for The Mads, the awards for the best in mum and dad blogs. I wouldn’t ordinarily put my head above the parapet...
Olympic sports we might be able to win
Do you remember a few weeks ago I wrote about vibrators in the mini-bar? Of course you do as it was a rude post, which always flashes on the ‘I think I’ll click on...
The Gallery – Mother Love – Tiny Dancer
Look at me, posing in the garden like a true pro, mouth clamped shut to avoid exposing missing teeth. Beside me, my fabulous mum, Eileen. Mum had always wanted to have ballet lessons but...