With Valentine’s Day this week, I thought it would be fun to share some of the silly catchphrases and in-jokes that the husbear and I use. We’ve been together for over 35 years, and married for nearly 33, and I can’t imagine having to begin again with somebody new – mostly because they wouldn’t understand […]
The Next Stage of the Empty Nest
You might think that the umbilical cord is cut when your baby is born, but you’d be wrong. In most cases I don’t think it’s ever cut; it just stretches. Despite being the younger child, Miss 25 spread her wings and flew the nest at the tender age of 18 – long before I was […]
100 Things I Like About Myself
Have you ever noticed that it’s really easy to name the things that we *don’t* like about ourselves – and a lot tougher to come up with a list of things that we *do*? Many years ago in my bible study group, we were asked to list a few things we liked about ourselves, and […]
Is It Time to Go Cardless?!
I’m hip, I’m modern, I’m with it 😉 … quite some time ago Miss 25 set me up so I could go cardless, and pay instead using my phone. But that’s not the type of cardless I’m talking about today. No, I’m thinking of greeting cards, and in particular birthday cards. Christmas cards have pretty […]