So that's it for me....The Big five, all done and dusted, big tick on my list of things to do. The Bi...

First there was the individual letters...52 of them sent in March, which prompted an initial response from less than half the people I sent ...

Unfortunately I have had to remove the photos from this blog as Permission had not been obtained from the schools to use these pictures....

I am handing out awards today to very special bloggers. Liebster is a German word meaning dearest, and the award is given to up-and-coming...

Here they are, I've given them some thought and then thought that it sounds pretenious so rather than looking for things to do to meet t...

HOW CAN A CHILD (AGED 22) COME HOME TO VISIT MAKE AS MUCH MESS IN 5 DAYS AS THEY DID IN THE LAST 12 YEARS WHEN THEY WERE STILL LIVING WITH U...

I love people watching, I eye up other women for what they are wearing, does it look good on them? Would it look better on me? I smile polie...

Hi Just thought I’d send an email, rather than a letter as they don’t seem to be getting past customs, either way at the moment. I’ve given ...

#Groovingmums Week 8, this feels like a pregnancy, when do we start counting in months? Kate issued 2 challenges this week for #groovingmums...

My step son is visiting from Germany for 10 days, I’ve stocked up on Rum, and I’ll be fine. We have a difficult relationship. I’ve been ‘Mum...

I don't seek approval from my hubby before blogging. All he asks is I keep the name of the company out of my blogs, don't reveal our...

My son has reached another developmental stage in his life...alcohol. For me this is the 3rd time as a parent, I've been through this an...

I'm new to all this blog hopping...still not really sure what I'm supposed to be doing so excuse me if I get it wrong. Today's b...

Question Time – 10 Things You Want To Know About Me ChickenRuby aka Suzanne I've been tagged by @netcurtains These are the rules of the...

#groovingmums is the inspiration of @netcurtains over on Kateonthinice. This blog hop is in it's 7th week and there are a whole lot of p...

Dear South Africans and expats where ever you may be.... I'm not unhappy, I'm not complaining, I'm just over whelmed and under s...

My husband says I have hindsight, I don’t agree. I always say at the time, if something isn’t right or I want to do something different, but...

Driving....I used to drive for bloody miles, I’d think nothing of meeting my son off the train in Droitwich after a day at work and drive to...

GRRRRRRR There is at least one in every car park, I think they are self appointed, as you indicate into a space they spring out of nowhere a...

Losing our identity Not just how life is changing for us since moving here, but the amount of personal information we have to give away to d...

Visit the country your company want you to move to and make sure your partner gets to go also. Before you go get the company/agency to line ...

I'm prepared to be shot down for this blog. A yummy mummy doesn't have to be a SAHM, nor does she need to run her own business, or m...

I pay the gardener peanuts, not literally but it is very little, it is however the going rate, so I make up for it in other ways. I feed him...

Please welcome this gorgeous 4 week old girl, she is the first of many babies to seek refuge at The Baby House, who officially opened thei...

WOW what a fab few days that was. It was exhausting It was frustrating It was a laugh It brought us close to tears The gen...

Well I do and I don't..... This weeks 'inspired' by Kate on thin ice, #grooving mums is all about 'Getting out there' Th...

I joined a gym. Not just any Gym, but a Virgin Active Gym. I'm not getting paid for this blog, nor I have I received any incentives, I j...

This time last year I was in a meeting and I left Hubby and youngest son to decorate the fairy cakes for halloween I love halloween, I love ...

We moved to South Africa in January, leaving our 22 year old proundly disabled daughter in care in the UK. This WAS NOT an easy decision. Sh...

Flights home to UK in December booked and I must remember to remove any codeine from my hand bag as I don’t want to be arrested at Dubai air...

This was the first nature reserve in Africa, founded in 1895 by Paul Kruger to protect a species of antelope. In 1998 Zebra were introd...

Everything is starting to merge. The TV jingles are so familiar now I sing or hum along with them and hippo.co.za South Africans version of ...

Rietvlei Nature Reserve is managed by the City of Tshwane. It is located just off the R21 near Irene, which consists of a large securit...