Category Archives: Parenting
Mum, there’s something frightening in my bedroom!
Just when you thought it was safe to send your kid to bed on his own! This JCB was demolishing the house next to church today, nibbling it away bit by bit till it was all gone.
Spring brings out the gardener in us
Thomas started planting out a dozen lettuces spontaneously while his grandmother’s back was turned. He has the makings of a gardener!
‘elf and safety issues
John Colin [R] and John Murdoch [L] have sustained minor injuries this week: during hammering and cycling respectively. We should be more careful and wear our helmets!
Rest in peace: Christine Edwards [26 October 1919 - 27 December 2011]
Janet’s mum died peacefully last night in a nursing home in Chilwell, Notts, at the age of 92. Her quality of life had been poor for some years, having sustained a brain injury from a cycle accident in 2003 and … Continue reading
First day at School
Megan had a lovely first day at school yesterday and was very much looking forward to going swimming today.
Where are your children tonight?
Having watched the riots unfold over the past few days and listened to endless commentary by politicians and community leaders I have yet to hear much said on the subject that either contributes to our understanding of what is going … Continue reading
Starting them young – 120 years ago
A month before his fifteenth birthday, on August 1st 1889, my maternal grandfather Frank Joseph Wainwright was taken on by the London and North Western Railway Company [LNWR] as a clerk at Crewe station. At that time he was living … Continue reading
