Tag Archives: weekends

The Empty Nest – Happy Birthday to me…

Another year, another birthday. Time passes whether you want it to or not. The daffodils still deliver their yellow trumpets of hope after the wet, dark winter. The bluebells fill the woods with their glorious scented carpet and the sweet … Continue reading

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The Empty Nest – Two years and counting…

It’s finding that balance between remembering you and not allowing those memories to stab me in the heart each time I must find. Continue reading

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The Empty Nest – it’s not all about sex and drugs.

Woops, you may have a bell but mind my back you cycle, road hog! Continue reading

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The Empty Nest – ‘Vows made in wine’

…the sun was shining, the chatter in the room was LOUD, we had bonded with the delightful couple on our table who were on a weekend break from their young family and we’d bought a couple of bottles for Christmas morning. Continue reading

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The Empty Nest -love me -love me not.

Love is a tricky thing.
For a few lucky ones it can start in teenage and flourish until old age but for most it is a long and hazardous path. Continue reading

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The Empty Nest –the  charms of teenage.

…I don’t visualize him lying in the gutter somewhere with blood streaming from his temple. Continue reading

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The Empty Nest – she’s 21!

…one year a woman turned into Miss Trunchbull and told me off for pushing (in a crowd of 30,000)! But the party atmosphere is enticing. Continue reading

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The Empty Nest- Where’s the laundry fairy when you need her?

‘Oh, those.’ I could see in his eyes the penny drop. Continue reading

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The Empty Nest – Bobble Head

Week Two Family Check:- Eldest – no crisis – excellent, if busy week at work contributing to major work event. Middle – mini crisis – first trip was a success, learning to live out of a suitcase and adjusting to … Continue reading

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A Wet, Wintry Weekend in Winchester

When January seems to take an age to pass sometimes a little boost is needed to push it along. With that in mind other half and I took ourselves off for a weekend in Winchester – a small university city … Continue reading

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