7th Birthday – Bigger Boy turns 7!
7th Birthday – I wanted a break from hosting my older son’s 7th birthday this year. No racing around the house like a loon de-cobwebbing corners, skirting board wiping or scrubbing every square… Continue reading
Tell the truth?
Tell the truth? ‘You want to play Mike the Knight with me?’ ‘No! Mike the Knight is for babies!’ Bigger brother’s scorn for his Littler brother’s plea is palpable. The look of pain on his littler brother’s… Continue reading
Stanley’s Adventures
Imaginary Friends – Yes, even though my book is soon out, “If Only I Had Told”, I still have to cope with the constant demands of two rocket-fueled boys. I seem to be spending all my… Continue reading
After I finished writing If Only I Had Told, I secretly hoped the Scottish media would be interested, reasoning, my story does center around the biggest sexual abuse case Scotland has ever seen. So I was excited when a… Continue reading
Jimmy Saville Rumours
It started with Jimmy Saville Rumours last year. People started listening to historic sex abuse victims of the rich and famous. It was the media at first, then the police cottoned on, or was it that they… Continue reading
If Only I had told – Well here it is at last. It’s been nearly 6 years in the making but my book has finally gone to press (the printers to me and you) and the cover is done.… Continue reading
Our house will feel fit to burst for the next few days, as my mother and one of my brothers are coming to stay. The house will feel like Christmas, only without the decorations and presents, as there will be… Continue reading
Are you Ready to Give Up?
Never give up when the time comes that we have just had enough and want to lie down after trying so hard to get up.
But if we give up trying only then do… Continue reading
Pause for Weight Loss diet
Pause for Weight Loss diet – My weight has been yo -yoing for so long now it’s become my way life, so much so that my wardrobe is full to bursting with small -size 12… Continue reading
Car Accident – “Stay in your seats!” I yelled
On the usually mundane drama-free school run this morning the boys and I witnessed a cool red sports car being turned into a heap of useless scrap metal in a spectacular… Continue reading









