Now that’s a gift

There are gifts that we receive that are great – we love it, we enjoy using it or it takes a special place in our home. Maybe we use it every day or often and as we do we remember the kindness or thoughtfulness of the giver. But then there are those gifts that not…

We were young once

We were young once. Yes, we were. We were unsure about the future, always short of money, always worried about what would threaten our little family, and I was always taking pictures. I loved capturing moments, memories! Philip decided that my portable hard drive was in danger of failure and entirely out of date –…

Christmas dishes

This is a sweet memory made sweeter by what I am about to tell you. Wendy loves dishes. She’s a dishaholic… okay, maybe that’s a bit strong but she enjoys having different dishes for different occasions. She has some lovely ones and some very practical ones. For example, we have had since before we got…