It appears that the topic of the moment is the ever increasing “cost of living “ particularly the basic necessities such as food. You…

With all of the activity surrounding Real Nappy Week, it has caused me to think back to our “nappy days”, and all of the…

I think my 14 year old son is very lucky. Lucky because he has just spent the first week of his school holidays with…

For the second time in recent years my children have unwittingly lead me on a journey back in time. And what a very pleasant…

We’ve been a lucky family when it comes to grief and dealing with death in the family. My children have both sets of grandparents…

Over the school holidays our girls spent a lovely week in Dunedin with Donal’s sister and her family. While they did many fun things…

Only 3 more weeks left of Term 1. I seem to have just recovered from the last holidays. As much as I enjoy the…

On Easter Monday at 1 p.m., I went to one of the hardest funerals I have ever been to. It was to celebrate the…

Our 9 year old daughter had a sobering message on the drive home from school the other day. It went something like this, “we…

The school term is about to get under way, and we are about to get back into the school lunch box routine. It is a well…