Not exactly Russell Crowe….. 36 nuns on a zebra crossing in Rome was my entry for The Gallery last Wednesday, a photo from our first European city break as a family in 2005, when...
The Gallery – 36
How many nuns can you fit on a zebra crossing? 36 and counting, if you happen to be in Rome. The theme for Tara’s ‘The Gallery’ this week is a number and this photo immediately came...
Young at Heart Photo Album – Beach Babe
Did you all see Tim/Charlie (who could tell the difference?) in the latest Young at Heart Photo Album. Tim in his sweet sandals and socks, on his stripey deckchair, lapping up his ice-cream. A...
Ice Ice Baby….
Tara Cain at Sticky Fingers has introduced a new blogging idea, The Gallery. Many of us enjoy putting photos on our blog and this way we can showcase them altogether. Tara said: “Every week I...
Playing Nursey
(also published today on Mad Manic Mamas) Last week my son Rory, 13, was poorly with a virus. A high temperature, bit of a cough and no energy at all. The “no energy at...
Mum’s Gone to London – Shepherd’s Bush and Avenue Q
In an effort to find something different for our 13 year old son who has ‘done’ the Science Museum, the Eye and the London Dungeon on previous visits, I really came up trumps with two fantastic...
Mum’s Gone to London – Martinis and chastity belts
‘City view’ it said, when I booked the hotel. Indeed. We could just about see some of the landmark London buildings but only when the eye travelled past the glaringly obvious sight of Waterloo Station. If...
Mum’s Gone to the Whorehouse again!
Anyone just stumbling upon this post might be either shocked or mildly aroused by this title. Let me dampen your ardour a little. Blogging friends may well remember I auditioned for our local am-dram production...