This week’s Gallery theme is ‘travel’ so instead of trying to pick a favourite destination I’ve trawled through my digital albums to find a selection of holiday photos which will hopefully put a smile on your...
The Gallery – Grandparents – Grandma Eileen

My mum and my son – what a combination! The huge love I have for my mother is amplified when I see her with Rory. When my son was born the bond between the...
My Father’s Legacy
My Dad died in February so all this talk of Father’s Day is difficult for me. The theme for The Gallery this week is ‘Dads’ and over at Tim’s blog, Bringing up Charlie, there is a...
The Gallery – My Backyard – Everything’s Coming Up Roses

I decided to play by the rules for The Gallery today so instead of sitting on the sofa browsing through old snaps, I removed by bum from the seat and have wandered round ‘My...
The Gallery – Chilled out – Ladyboy

It’s not often you have your camera primed and ready when an unexpected photo opportunity comes along. A few years ago I was lucky. We were staying at my parents for the weekend...
The Gallery – Education – Golden Wonders

One of my very few sporting successes occurred in 1974 when I was 10. Our netball team from Chapel House Middle School, Newcastle, won the Golden Wonder Winter Tournament in our first season in...
The Gallery – Trees – Which do yew like best?

Box Trees, Les Jardins de Marqueyssac, Dordogne, France Cypress Trees, Retiro Park, Madrid Husband being an arse in a tree, somewhere in the Cotswolds The theme for this week’s Gallery is, funnily enough, Trees....
The Gallery – One Word

We saw this lorry on a French motorway a few years ago. Husband: “That’ll do nicely!” Me: “What, every day? You’ll be lucky!” The prompt for this week’s Gallery is ‘One Word’. Pop over...