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There has been much debate on the school run now becoming the school runway. And I had no idea that I when I was asked to comment on what I thought about this new phenomenon for ParentDish last month I had no idea it would lead to me being on the Alan Titchmarsh show this afternoon. The original article is here: How did the school run become the school runway?
All the cool kids are doing them apparently. So it was only a matter of time before “Selfie” became the theme of The Gallery one week. And it seems that week is this one. Which is a coincidence actually. Because last week when we were on holiday I sat on the stairs one morning and took a selfie. My kids said “You aren’t taking a selfie are you?” “Yes, yes
This is a guest post, submitted by my lovely father in law Jim on the failure by BT to sort out their connection to BT Sport. It is woeful that something so simple should have turned into a farce. Here is the email I received this week: ********************** Following the strong advertising campaign by BT Sport we decided to take the plunge. In the second half of July 2013 my
I became a mum of two. Already a mum of a one year old daughter I became mum to a son. Born in Saudi Arabia where I was living. His dad was stuck in London on business (where I had been too as we were only due to be there for a fortnight and it dragged on) and I had made the decision to go back to Riyadh where all
Now before you go off on one I need to point something out right at the outset. This is not me saying that children should not be allowed on planes. Got that? I don’t want you thinking that this is me ranting about a crying baby disturbing my sleep on a night flight back from Barbados last weekend. That would be ridiculous, wouldn’t it? To suggest that children shouldn’t be
Typical isnt it? There is always one doing their holiday work at the last minute isnt there? Well that seems to be me today. I should have had this post written since Tara announced the theme for The Gallery last Friday. But here I am at 2pm on Wednesday writing it. Late. Very very late. Sorry Miss.
That name may not mean anything to you, so let me back track slightly. Alex Godbold is our next door neighbour’s son. And on Monday afternoon this week we learnt the devastating news that Alex had died in a tragic accident on Saturday night. Alex was 22. I literally put my hands to my mouth and said “oh no, oh my god, no”. I couldn’t believe it. The Godbolds have
Royal Caribbean “Morning it’s Sally, how are you?” Said the cheery voice when I answered the phone in our villa on holiday last week. It was 5.45am, I was up and busy and Sally Gunnell was calling for a pre-arranged chat about Royal Caribbean cruises and why she loves them so much. Yes, that Sally Gunnell. THE Sally Gunnell. Olympic medal winning hurdler Sally Gunnell. We had met Sally when
On Ranty Friday this week I am talking about social media experts, gurus and mavens. You know the ones. Mavens. Did you even know the word existed? Well apparently it does and is often used these days in relation to social media. Along many other synonyms. When it comes to social media these days I see more and more people calling themselves one of these terms. But seriously, can you
As a dog lover I wondered when Tara would get around to this category! Pets on The Gallery this week and if I have one photo of our pets, well I have hundreds. Despite the fact I lost a load of photos when my BlackBerry died recently I still have a gazillion of them.
It’s a fact that it rains in Barbados. You don’t get an island as green as Barbados without some rain. And if you come in the summer you have to appreciate it will rain, possibly everyday. HOWEVER, it generally rains over night, or first thing in the morning. Sometimes you get the odd shower during the day though, although it is rare that it rains all day. But on rainy
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter is inviting visitors to go back to school by offering set design and storyboarding workshops, as well as the chance to see authentic sets, props and costumes from the world’s most magical school. This September, the opportunity to make white card models and learn about a variety of sets, models and ingenious camera and post-production techniques will be available.
