After a late ish night and a wonderfully busy weekend in Paris I woke up to some really horrible news. 5 young people, kids really, from Doncaster in South Yorkshire died after being involved in a car crash. Two were 18, the other 3 only 16 years old,no age at all to die and 5 … More 365 Happy Days – A smile a day – Part 21
After a crazy rugby weekend of rugby here I am back again; I have plans for what I’m going to write this evening – let’s see if I can stick to them! I may have mentioned before that I’d never really been on my own from the age of 17, so realistically never really ‘done’ … More 365 Happy Days – A smile a day – Part 16
One of the things I’m still not used to is how to answer the question – ‘how many kids do you have?’ – always a bit of a quandary that one. I never want the answer to make others feel awkward but I just can’t ignore the fact that – I have 2 children, I … More 365 Happy Days – A smile a day – Part 15
A few days away from my blog after a busy weekend and a crazily long day at work – where to go next? I think maybe it’s time for me to extol the virtues of the much maligned phenomenon that is Social Media. I think I’ve mentioned before that Luke very generously allowed me to … More 365 Happy Days – A smile a day – Part 14
I’ve written a lot about Luke and will most probably write a lot more and I think with my recent piece, people probably have the measure of his little brother Jake. But, I think I’ve only given a hint of Alexandra; time to write a little about her; being mindful of the fact her lovely … More 365 Happy Days – A smile a day – Part 13
Writing what I have so far has been very cathartic it’s given me a good chance to think about the last 5 or so years and has put Luke to the front of my mind. He’s never too far away and that will always be the case, while I can honestly say I’m happy, probably … More 365 Happy Days – A smile a day – Part 12
Having settled into my little rented house and enjoyed some solitude I was to be joined by both Jake and Shirley. This little dog of ours is a rescue dog; she was left tied to a tree when she was about 3 years old; for some reason as a family we decided we wanted a … More 365 Happy Days – A smile a day – Part 11
With a full weekend of rugby ahead of me – watching not playing – I’m going to get some thoughts down on ‘paper’. So, the living under the same roof lasted for 3 months,It’s very hard to have any privacy when you’re in the same environment. And for me that became unbearable so I rented … More 365 Happy Days -A smile a day – Part 10
Having had a crazy, busy start to the week I’ve been away from my shiny new MacBook for a few days; I think I need to cast my mind back to 2010 and the real start of my ‘new normal’. I think if a poll was taken of dates people break up Christmas would feature … More 365 Happy Days – A smile a day – Part 9
I’ve had a wonderfully busy weekend so not had time to put fingers to keyboard; but I have had a fair amount of time to think about Luke and to think about my motives for writing a personal blog. I’m going to share my thoughts at the point and perhaps as things progress we can … More 365 Happy Days – A smile a day – Part 8
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