I had a very small room in India, which had been a square balcony that had been converted into a spare bedroom. It had my bed, closets, my desk and three large ceiling-high bookshelves groaning under the weight of my books! I loved its coziness.



One day, I came home from college to find that all the posters, that had adorned the walls of my room, of my favorite movie stars, as well of wildlife (I was a big environment…

Timmy the Timberwolf should have tipped me off.

This post is part of a weekly series of 'link-up' Posts which reflect on life's journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info).

The beauty of my job is that I get to spend a…

I was approached recently by the good people from Blurb who have launched a campaign to get people writing down their …

A bit of background

This emotional journey will revisit the stories of my Uncle Joe once again. I hope you will enjoy them, and think of your family as you read.

Joseph Henry Thompson (pictured, left) was born in June 1925 in Birmingham, England.  The eldest of 4 children, and brother of my father (dad being the…

This post is part of a weekly series of 'link-up' Posts which reflect on life's journey, old memories and …

A bit of background

This emotional journey will revisit the stories of my Uncle Joe once again. I hope you will enjoy them, and think of your family as you read.

Joseph Henry Thompson (pictured, left) was born in June 1925 in Birmingham, England.  The eldest of 4 children, and brother of my father (dad being the…

This post is part of a weekly series of 'link-up' Posts called 'Life's a Journey' which reflect on old memories and …

Since I am actually a girl, the best thing about Action Man (or GI Joe if you're from across the Pond) during my childhood was that I could use him to simulate dolly snogging with my

Cindy.

This was useful in as far as it went, but he was a little too big to start copulating with my Pippa dolls. I mean,…

A bit of background

This emotional journey will revisit the stories of my Uncle Joe once again. I hope you will enjoy them, and think of your family as you read.

Joseph Henry Thompson (pictured, left) was born in June 1925 in Birmingham,…

Since nostalgia is my game, and since it would be churlish to let this April pass without so much as a sniff of a mention of Titanic on the 100th anniversary of…

This post is part of a weekly series of 'link-up' Posts which reflect on life's journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info).

Last…

A bit of background

This emotional journey will revisit the stories of my Uncle Joe once again. I hope you will enjoy them, and think of your family as you read.

Joseph Henry Thompson (pictured, left) was born in June 1925 in Birmingham, England.  The eldest of 4 children, and brother of my…

I hope you haven't come here for mind-blowing super-macro photography this week, chaps. You may be disappointed. This is an in-depth delve into the social history of Clackers. Homage to 1971. You are most welcome.

Or, if you are from the US, Klackers.

Or, if you hail from Germany,

Or, if you are from some Eastern European place ending in 'grad', Popper-Knockers…

55 years ago this week, my parents were married.

Each and every March these annual events passed, unnoticed and unmarked by we children.

There was never a fuss over celebrating the event. I have a vague recollection that my Dad used to buy Mum a piece of …

A bit of background

This emotional journey will revisit the stories of my Uncle Joe once again. I hope you will enjoy them, and think of your family as you read.

Joseph Henry Thompson (pictured, left) was born in June 1925 in Birmingham, England.  The eldest of 4 children, and brother of my father (dad being the…

This post is part of a weekly series of 'link-up' Posts which reflect on life's journey, old memories and family nostalgia (see below for more info).

I noticed last week that the Girl Guide movement in the US were celebrating their 100th anniversary. Awesome. And then I remembered that…

This Post is part of a 'Join in and Link Up' Blog series which celebrates life's little memories - come on in, the water's fine (see below)! 

With time and extensive therapy I have come to be able to admit to having shimmied my way into a spot of ivory…

Having paid homage to your (and my) Grandparents last week, I thought we'd trot a little further down the Lane of Memory this week with some literary indulgence.

What were the books that inspired you as a child? Read on, and share your own memories with us here!

.....and Timmy, the…

Grandmas hold our tiny hands for just a little while, but our hearts forever.  

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A moment this week to pay homage to those special 'extra' parents who mark our lives so…