There’s a big folder in the cupboard under the stairs which holds all of those fabulous Christmas cards and pictures Rory created at primary school. The picture on the left was a collaboration between...
Jigsaw baby
At long last I have managed to transfer all our old VHS videos onto DVD. Worried that all those precious memories of our boy would be lost if I didn’t get my act together,...
Mum’s Gone to Cambridge – Ross Noble and Jack Wills!
Over the years we have always tried to have a Christmas treat at some time over the festive period. Usually it’s a trip to the local panto but occasionally we have had a London...
Beating around the Bush
Do you remember reading the post some months ago by Very Bored in Catalunya on the subject of personal grooming? Fascinating stuff it was, discovering who was into pubic topiary and who just wore bigger...
Mum’s Gone all Arty-Farty
I took this photo last Christmas and was damned chuffed with myself. I popped it in a blog post at the time and revelled in the praise that was forthcoming. I remember one reader...
Mum’s Gone to read Tiny Acorns
My last post featuring Sooty resulted in such a flood of comments I decided this is obviously the way to attract readers. So pictured above is another teddy…. Isn’t he cute, and very studious? As you...
The Gallery – Black and White – Sooty and me
Blackpool, 1967: here I am, a little girl aged three, mesmerised by the spectacle of a live theatre performance of The Sooty Show. Can you imagine how excited I must have been, having only ever...
Comfort and Joy: SADOS brings Christmas Cheer to Spalding
A foggy night in Spalding; miserable, dank and gloomy. What better way to lift the spirits than a trip to the theatre for a night of pre-Christmas laughs with Mike Harding’s sparkling comedy, Comfort and...