Every Family has a story to tell……….Welcome to mine
Sometimes you stumble across a story that restores your faith in humanity and kindness and it stays with you for a long time. I first heard about this story online and it has stuck with me for a number of years now and I wanted to share it with you. It's a very simple story, … Continue reading Tell Me a Story that Restores Your Faith in Human Kindness
They say that you should never meet your hero and for some that can be true. The idea being, in your mind, you have built them up so much, that the reality is never as good as your imagination would lead you to believe. Which translated means you see their weaknesses, their frailties and you … Continue reading Do You Ever Get the Chance to Meet Your Hero?
2020 Has been like no other year in my lifetime and probably in your lifetime as well. When the impact of the Corona Virus started to take off, earlier in the year, I like probably many of you, thought this would probably be a short lived thing, some short term pains and it would be … Continue reading ‘I Get By With a Little Help from My Friends’- #SelfIsolation Part 3
Recently I was nominated for the Liebester Award by one of my very dear blog friends, Holly from Holly's World link Here a genuine friend and inspirational Photographer. “Liebster” is a German word meaning beloved or dearest. In the blogging world, the Liebster Award is online recognition given by bloggers to other new bloggers for enjoying or valuing … Continue reading Liebster Award
One of my biggest supporters on twitter was Zoe Krainik of @hollywoodgenes fame and she was one of the first to encourage me, when I took my first tentative steps with writing a blog. Over the last couple of years we have become good friends and when I saw that Zoe was doing a Blogathon, how … Continue reading The Jolson Story
Thank you Stephanie for nominating me for this Liebster Award. I was nominated by; https://pattersonliving.home.blog RULES Thank the blogger who nominated you, and provide a link to their blog. Answer the 11 questions given to you. Share 11 facts about yourself. Nominate 5-11 other bloggers. Ask your nominees 11 questions. Notify your nominees once you … Continue reading Liebster Award
We are well and truly into 'Lockdown' now and we have all kind of adapted to a "New Norm', whatever 'Normal' actually is? If you saw my first post about self-isolation, you will know that this blog is all about the positivity and the good things that I have seen or found online. If you … Continue reading #SelfIsolation 2 ‘The New Norm’ and Captain Tom in Lego Form!
We are living in unprecedented and uncertain times, something that has never happened before in our lifetimes. We are truly "Living History" right now. In years to come we will all look back at these times, but how much will we remember? More importantly, what will we remember? Firstly I now realise how seriously "Fragile" … Continue reading Self Isolation and how to make it work and in other news…..the Cat over the road is called Walter
Because people often ask me about my Lego models and which ones I have built etc, I have put the photos here in one handy place, I hope you enjoy..... All My Blogs For Family Tree Magazine in one Handy Place
A blog that is truly influenced and inspired by the blogs that I have been reading recently by the blogger No Light Without Darkness. https://nolightwithoutdarkness.com/2017/12/20/the-ups-and-downs-of-recovery/amp/?__twitter_impression=true A lesson to each and everyone of us to never under estimate the difference we can all make in another person's life each and every day. Of course … Continue reading Making a Difference
