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In the blink of an eye, he's 15 years old. Funny, loving, nudging 6'0", opinionated and would be military historian.

Annual Blog Review | 2021

Let me begin by thanking you for reading, commenting and staying with me throughout 2021. It was another difficult year. The annual awkward selfie - without and with tidied backdrop 🙂 Let’s also take a look at the all-important numbers: I wrote 254 posts, totaling 38,444 words. I have 359 followers. There were 1,935 comments, … Continue reading Annual Blog Review | 2021 →

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In a capital city of around 8.7 million people, finding such space and light combined is always an unexpected joy.

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It was only a fancy burger restaurant but a Saturday night without The Boy or Tilly made it utterly fantastic! 🙂

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I'm not a fan of Christmas in October, but this festive display does look, well, festive and made me smile.

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That utterly brilliant, unexpected and surreal moment when a former (and favourite) student still recognises you after almost 20 years. 🙂

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The Boy went off by himself to meet his best pal for lunch. Here's to much more independence for him. 🙂

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Photo credit: The Boy Grateful to the teachers who made camping overnight in the school grounds a reality for The Boy and his classmates.

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In the capturing of moments like these, I'm aware of how much Dad would have loved spending time with him.

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This is what I unexpectedly encountered outside the back door ... a new take on the phrase 'knock your block off'?