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• How Grown up Are You?

  

  I came across this article in the Telegraph the other day, 50 ways to tell if you're a grown up, here's the list and how I fare: 1.Having a mortgage - no 2. Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Saturday is Poetry Day

  

  (source) The other day I came across a poem that I had read years ago and hadn't seen since, so I thought I'd share it with you: “If of thy mortal goods thou ar... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Best of British - Bring out the Branston

  

  ... and the mint sauce, and why not the piccalilli while you're at it? Today I'm handing over to Claire, a fellow ex-pat who has a few words to say on... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Best of British - Cricket and Charity

  

  Today I can't think of anything to say, so, in the words of all my best pupils, I'll get someone else to do it for me. In fact this is the start of a series of... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 10 Reasons to Smile :)

  

  (source) Having just read Ron Gutman's "Smile : The Astonishing Powers of a Simple Act" I have learnt some amazing things about the power of a little grin...... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Do You Let Your Children Win at Games?

  

  I read this article in the Guardian the other day and came to a couple of conclusions. Firstly I agree that it's not a good thing to let them win too easily or... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2012 DIARIES, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Me and Liz, What I Have in Common with the Queen

  (source ) Hanging out in the blogosphere and reading some lovely Jubilee posts has made me feel slightly more enthusiastic about the whole Jubilee thing, and... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Diamond Jubilee - How Was It for You?

  

  As I sat there watching the rain fall, outside and on TV, I reflected on how dull 24 hour news is. I wonder if the Queen was as bored as me, the continual... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Steeling Myself for Mother's Day

  

  It's not the photo, it's the whole day that's kinda fuzzy. Before you think I've totally lost the plot I'll remind you that I live in France and that tomorrow i... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Camping Car Holidays - Heaven Or Hell?

  

  We've been going away in a camping car for about six or seven years now and had our own for about three. Before that my husband would borrow one from the... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Where's Your Mission Statement?

  

  I asked you a while back what your mission statement was, well mine has changed ( yes, I know -already, how fickle is that, now it's "eat the last rollo before... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pentacost - the Ex-bank Holiday

  

  (source) Today is Pentacost, named as such as it falls fifty days after Easter. It celebrates the visit of the Holy Spirit to the disciples. You can call it... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Obedience Classes

  

  Running my errands today I passed a canine obedience class, some poor woman was yelling as her dog ran rings around everyone present and the organisers looked o... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Should We Succeed All the Time ?

  

  (source) Today I’ve put my pupils through the Trinity GESE exam. Well, to be more precise I’ve cajoled, tugged, dragged, and carried my pupils through it. Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Is Your Birthday a Common Day?

  

  (source) How strange, it turns out that the day we are born is not the random affair that I had assumed it would be. If you look at this graph you will see... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Do You Let Your Children Watch the News?

  

  (source - tf1.fr) We do. A combination of everyone’s home time, time taken to cook dinner, our interest in current affairs and the desire to eat a family meal... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Who Packs Your Kid's Suitcase?

  

  I ask this question because on our recent school trip I was amazed by how many of the youngsters said their mom had packed their bags. Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Book Spine Poetry

  

  A great friend of mine, who we'll call the wonderful B, introduced me to this form of poetry a while ago while I was drowning in letters in the A to Z challenge. Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• I’m Very Proud and Excited to Tell You That I Have Just r...

  

  I’m very proud and excited to tell you that I have just received a Sunshine Award from fellow expat blooger Bibsey. Like myself Bibsey has recently completed th... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Mission Statement

  

  Do you have a mission statement? What is it? I dusted today, definitely not a mission, but certainly an event. I find if you try and find the silver lining of... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION