Monthly Archives: September 2010

Face Of The Echo 2010 – A competition run by the Liverpool Echo to find a model for the Echo brand. And I am a finalist! You know those dreams you have from before you had children, and you let … Continue reading →

When I first became a single parent, I didnt have much at all to my name. A rocking chair, a single mattress, a travel cot, a CD/radio, a guitar, a bookshelf worth of books (but no bookshelf), a bag of … Continue reading →

We’ve applied We’ve been accepted We’ve excitedly attended parents evenings We’ve filled in a booklet all about our family and things we like to do We’ve bought a uniform, and tried it on in the mirror We’ve had arguements about whether we … Continue reading →

In the same month that my son is due to start his first full year of education, I am due to embark on my last (for the forseeable future anyway). The primary school nursery intake for J is slow, starting the … Continue reading →

J: “Why doesn’t Peter Pan have a Mummy?” M: “Well, sometimes people don’t. Mummies sometimes die, or they live very far away. You’re very lucky, because you have a Mummy and a Daddy, and not everyone does.” J: “Are you … Continue reading →

I absolutely love taking photographs, and I love even more looking back through them at times gone by, and suddenly remembering a detail I would otherwise have forgotten. Yesterday, deep in thought about my fast growing son, I suddenly realised … Continue reading →

  We’re back. It was wonderful.