Less than two weeks since the schools shut their doors for their well deserved summer break and I am sure many people are itching for...

For many people the easing of all restrictions is Freedom Day. Freedom – in the sense of the word that I understand means Freedom,...

How many sleeps until the schools close for the summer? How many sleeps before I can get a lie in? How many sleeps until I can go on...

It has been nearly a year since I started back at work after the first lockdown. During the lockdown I went to bed late and got up late....

How many sleeps until the country’s restrictions are fully lifted? 17 months after the first lockdown, the nation is in a completely...

It is now officially summer, however, the weather doesn’t always seem to think that it is. One minute the weather is happy, the next it...

Daddy, dad, papa, pops, popsy, old man – Whatever you call your dad, I hope that he gets a day off on Sunday 20th June. I don’t know if...

Ever woken up to the birds having a lively conversation and the sun is shining through your curtains and telling yourself it is going to...

It has been two years since I started creating art using wood, African material and mod podge. When I created my first map of Africa, I...

On the 5th June I will be a vendor at my first event in over six months. I have my stock, float, visor and hand sanitiser ready. I will...

Hugging! One of my favourite ways to greet friends and family; it has now found its way back into society. How are you feeling about...

From the 17th of this month people in England can hug each other after not being able to do so for nearly 15 months. Who to hug first?...

An Angel Without Wings (Ode to a Nurse) You cared for the sick and held many hands through the years. You laughed with some and with...

The first of the two bank holidays in May is on the 3rd. Hopefully, it will be warm and families and friends can meet up in parks and...

With a lot of restrictions on our movements being lifted, seeing friends and family members is at the top of many people’s list of things...

6 weeks ago the UK was in its first lockdown. For some this was a welcome break. For others it was and still is a nightmare. Now there is...

Now that the non essential shops are about to be opened, there are, I am sure, going to be long queues to have haircuts, nails and feet...

The clocks are turning back, the daffodils are out, the days are longer and nights are a little warmer. Bird song wakes me up and puts me...

Nearly one year on from the 1st national lockdown and there is an end in sight. Children are back in school, the vaccination programme is...