Top speed I can’t believe how fast this year has gone. I remember saying this last year and the year before. It’s getting harder to look back over the years and distinguish one year from the next. Births, deaths and marriages are still my touchstones because they are very personal. We had a family wedding […]
Year: 2015
Women of distinction
I want what she’s got Joan was having another downer. “I wish my daughter was the one getting married instead of my niece. The wedding is going to be amazing. My sister’s life is so much better than mine. She always gets favours from people and things never go wrong for her. I wish I […]
Find your fit
Nice dress. Didn’t they have it in your size?We’ve all been shopping and at some point have come across an item of clothing labelled ‘one size fits all’. By now, you may have discovered the truth by having tried on said garment and have it swim on you if you’re less than a size 12 […]
Open hearts
I’m not big enoughA few weeks before giving birth to our second child I panicked and a little fear come on me. No, it wasn’t the impeding pain I was about to endure. It was about my capacity to love another child. I was already filled up and overflowing with love for our first-born. Would […]
Beliefs and misbeliefs
My sister and I have turned over a new leaf. We don’t spend our time driving to coffee shops anymore. Now we walk to the coffee shops! Black cats, ladders and brollies In anticipation of wet days, I went into a chemist to buy two clear, domed shaped umbrellas. I made my selection and asked […]