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9 October 1997 | Queen Mother's Dance, Birkhall, Balmoral Estate | In conversation with our new King. He was funny and charming.

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I know that it sounds daft, but I really do feel my heart contract whenever we arrive back in Ulverston.

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"You'll never guess what I've just found", she said via text. Only that elusive first letter from Maggie to Kay.

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The first school disco since 2019. The Boy ran the disco with his pal and totally nailed his Spotify playlist. 🙂

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He let me gel his hair and he remembered to smile; he nailed it. The first school photo since 2019.

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Tilly is a fan of our working from home. She looks like this in the home office almost every day.

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One of the best times of my week is being invited out for morning coffee and cake by The Boy.

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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.