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Tag Archives: children
Radio Article
One of the topics on the radio this lunchtime was childhood obesity, and were parents ignoring the issue by burying their heads in the sand. It was mentioned that a five year old weighed over thirty kilos. That’s 66lbs, just … Continue reading
Posted in current events, health, Just a thought, Opinions, weight issues
Tagged children, food, obesity
10 Comments
A bed-slime story………….
I saw something floating in the marina a few days ago, and at first thought it was a fat tendril from the lily pads that are slowly coming to the surface. Not so. It was a dead eel, and as … Continue reading
Posted in food, Memories, miscellaneous, nature
Tagged children, cooking, eels, survivor
11 Comments
The Day of Drooping Tulips
It was a funny old morning when we woke up. For a change, I wasn’t sleepily groggy even though it was only 6am and as we had no plans for the day and the subject had come up yesterday, we … Continue reading
Posted in animals and pets, Dogs, Family, Memories, observations
Tagged children, dementia, offspring, people, siblings, visitors
2 Comments
Friday walk thoughts
It was a positively glorious morning first thing! So much so that I (almost) leapt out of bed, got washed and dressed, then took the dog out for an hour before breakfast. The pontoon was a white carpet of frost … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs, Just a thought, My life, nature, observations, people, Uncategorized, Walk Thoughts
Tagged cards, children, Mother's Day, poetry, school, thoughts, tree
2 Comments
Fostering
I was in a supermarket the other day and within an inch of dumping my basket of four items and walking out as I tried in vain to get past those just browsing, trolleys blocking the aisle, friends having a … Continue reading
Posted in change, Family, Memories, My life, Opinions, Relationships, Uncategorized, work
Tagged care, children, problems, worthwhile
17 Comments
Dreams of what might have been
I have 2 nephews who are 46 (not twins), another 45, and a fourth 40. My nieces are 36, 32 and 26, and there is a smattering of next generation offspring, who in turn have started their own families. Plus … Continue reading
Twinkle Twinkle
There is a group of terraced houses as we enter a village close to us that have got together over the years to set up a Christmas scene in lights. It has always been fabulous to see on dark December … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, humour, Opinions, Uncategorized
Tagged charity, children, christmas, Christmas lights, Christmas Tree, houses, Morse Code, Santa Claus
4 Comments
Family Christmas
Growing up, I loved the idea of a family Christmas as depicted by The Waltons on TV. Grandpa (Zeb) and Grandma (Esther), Libby and John, John Boy, Jason, Ben, Jim Bob, Mary-Ellen, Erin, and Elizabeth all together at the table, … Continue reading
Posted in food, Friend and Family, games, humour, Memories, My life
Tagged carols, children, crackers, dinner, family, fight, Mum and Dad, party hats, swimming, The Waltons
10 Comments
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Headline: Kids in Care
As many of my readers are aware, I was a foster parent for four years in the 1980s. It was one of the few good things to come out of my relationship during that time. When Hubby and I got … Continue reading →