Dec 4, 2021 | Communicating, Communication, COVID-19, Gardening, Self Care
Standing with my bare feet on the pathway in my shade house, I remember my partner, Ken and I collecting those stones from beaches a short distance from our home. We borrowed his mother’s shopping trolly and filled it to the brim on each trip. We spent many...
Jan 30, 2021 | Communication, Girl Talk, Parenting In The Digital Age, Relationships
Magic in small things Did you ever imagine that something as small as a few 100s and 1000s could be powerful enough to save relationships with the ones you love? My mother told me about her use of the phrase ‘100s & 1000s’ when I was a young child. I...
Oct 17, 2020 | Communication, Family History, Poetry, Thomas Pinder - 1870s poet
I was 16 when I was given a biscuit tin full of letters and notebooks and memorabilia. This book of EARLY POEMS was written by my ancestor, Thomas E Pinder in the 1870s. He wrote regularly for the ‘Penny Dreadful’ magazine of the time. These are his early...
Dec 20, 2019 | Childhood, Communication, Girl Talk, Parenting In The Digital Age, When life hands you lemons
Conversation with my mother I turned 69 this year, and as I get closer to the ‘three score and ten’ I become more aware of how finite life is. The excitement of a recent cancer scare added to my feeling of ‘mortality’. I am fortunate to have lived the life that I...
Oct 28, 2019 | Communication, Girl Talk, Parenting In The Digital Age, Tackling Insomnia
Insomnia comes in many forms and if you recognise one of these, I have an idea for you. Struggle to fall asleep because your brain goes into overloadFall asleep exhausted, only to wake up around two in the morning and then really struggle to get to sleep againWake up...
May 6, 2019 | Communicating, Communication, Non-Verbal Communication, Parenting In The Digital Age
Teaching your child how to communicate well is one of the most significant skills you can give them. Being able to express themselves well will help them avoid so many of the miscommunication landmines that occur between people. If your child understands that it is OK...
