Category Archives: family

Well – how to cook some simple meals for the times this kitchen slave is away.

How and what you choose affects how your children choose – and this matters.

Parenting teens is not for the fainthearted. Give me strength – when will this be over?

Our time in this life journey is limited. One day, for each of us, our time will be up. The time to live is now.

There are some topics about which we must agree to disagree. What is right for one is not necessarily right for another.

Every time I see a news program they focus on a family doing great at home schooling. Great work for those home schooling heroes – but please – many of us just aren’t that good.

Having not seen the teenager before midday from the beginning of January, I took a chance this morning and woke him before 8am.

Home-schooling for the teenager – is neither fun nor productive.

Are we all still family zooming? Family quizzing? Digital family gatherings?

Feeling slightly shell-shocked today as I try to fit in all the stuff I normally do on a Monday – and I’m retired! Reminding myself I’m good enough..