Archive for the ‘Mamma’s Memories’
My Wee Sister’s Wedding
I had a very busy, eventful, enjoyable and emotional weekend! On Saturday 3rd July, my sister, Elaine, got married to her lovely partner, Andy. 
I was very chuffed to be Chief Bridesmaid and my beautiful daughters were delighted to be flower girls.
Here’s a photo of Elaine with Dad and Andy, outside the church.
Get Creative With Your Easter Egg Hunt
What’s Easter without an egg hunt?
My five year old twins look forward to their annual Easter Egg Hunt. Hubby and I like to hide a mixture of decorated hard-boiled eggs, chocolate eggs and other Easter novelties around our back garden. However, living in Scotland, we have once had to resort to Plan B and hide the eggs around the house instead, because it was a wet and windy Easter Sunday.
Twin Tuesday QOTW and Twin News
It’s Twin Tuesday!
I like to participate in Twin Happy Jen’s meme every week, though I haven’t actually done this for a couple of weeks.
Celebrate International Womens Day – A Future of Choices
A Future of Choices
In celebration of International Women’s Day, I thought I’d write about my hopes and aspirations for my twin daughters’ future, while reflecting on my own life and that of my mother.
At just five years old, my daughters are growing up in a world different to that of my childhood, and significantly different to that of my own mother’s childhood. They are growing up in a fast-paced world of technology, with computers and gadgets controlling almost every aspect of our lives. They are growing up in a world of consumerism, where we have a multitude of choices for food, clothing, household goods, toys, gadgets, and luxury items. It is a throw-away culture, with people opting to replace items that are still in working order, just so they can upgrade to the latest model or keep up with fashion. It is a world of celebrity, with reality stars and WAGS, who are famous without having any discernable talent. It is a world of terrorism, where travel is an ever-increasing risk.
I want my girls to enjoy their school days, and will encourage them to progress to further or higher education. As an advocate of lifelong learning, I am teaching my girls that education is an important privilege. They should take advantage of the educational resources available to them, because there are many girls in other countries who cannot access even the most basic education. I firmly believe that education is never wasted. Therefore, if they change their mind halfway through their studies, or go on to do something completely different after graduating, their time spent learning will still be a positive contribution to their lives.
My own mother reluctantly left school at fifteen to start a job. A talented artist, she really wanted to go to Glasgow School of Art. Unfortunately, this wasn’t an option for her. She was expected to start earning and contribute to the household. Although she had been a good scholar at school, my mother was never encouraged to pursue her education, simply because she was a girl. She had no choice. This was in 1960. Her brother, a few years younger, went on to study at university.
My parents always offered support and encouragement to my sister and I, throughout our educational years. I hope to offer the same level of encouragement to my daughters. I will support them with their educational choices, such as choosing their subjects for third year, choosing which course to study after school, and what college or university to go to. (more…)
Blog Hop – Snow Pics and Stories
The MckLinky Blog Hop theme for this Monday is “Snow Pics and Stories“. With many places getting their “once every hundred years snow”, MckLinky thought it would be fun to see our snow pics and hear about the snow in our areas.
I live in Scotland, UK, and we have experienced our coldest winter in more than a generation. The British media has dubbed this winter as “The Big Freeze“.
Friday Photo Flashback: School Photo
Yes, I know it’s Saturday…. well actually, it’s almost Sunday!… but I’ve just discovered another fantastic meme / blog hop and I just couldn’t resist joining in the fun! I couldn’t possibly wait until next week!! 
Friday Photo Flashback is the brainchild of Alicia at More Than Words. She thought it would be good fun to scan and share our old photos and the memories they hold. I think it’s a wonderful idea, and I’m thrilled to take part in this. 
Blog Hop: Valentines Memories
I’ve just signed up with MckLinky to participate in their Blog Hops. I thought I’d try blog hopping as a fun way to promote my site, as well as providing inspiration for my blog post topics.
This week’s MckLinky Blog Hop theme is Valentines Memories.
Welcome Back Bagpuss!
One of my favourite TV programmes, when I was a child, was Bagpuss. I absolutley adored Bagpuss – the most important, the most beautiful, the most magical, saggy old cloth cat in the whole wide world. I loved the endearing stories, the magical characters and the silly songs from the programme, but most importantly I loved that saggy old cloth cat!
Well, I was absolutely thrilled this week, when I found out that Bagpuss is set for a TV comeback. Production companyCoolabi, who have held the distribution and merchandising rights to Bagpuss for several years, have now struck a deal with the programme’s creators to make a new series of the much-loved animation.
