Phyl's Blog

I had forgotten this phase of childhood until recently when Charlotte entered it. Marcel skipped it but Lots is much more of a chemist than ...

When I was a small child my grandparents lived in a little flat with a shared garden. As there were only 2 storeys, one neighbour owned the ...

Town hall Originally uploaded by jimmy2yk Thomas and I were at a wedding on Saturday in Greenock town hall. We had received the invite (verb...

My very first memories are of shoes. I wonder if that is because your eyes are closer to your feet as a small child?! I remember being 2 yea...

IMG _0370 Originally uploaded by memeeps Over the past 6 months it has been striking to me how much shorter childhood seems to be now com...

Chameleon Originally uploaded by ucumari I was just discussing lizards with Thomas. Anna was reading a book about lizards, you see! It remi...

Gordon Ramsay at Claridges Originally uploaded by Catfunt I definitely think kids are getting older quicker. When I was 10 I vaguely remem...

I Like Originally uploaded by PhylB Léon has decided 2 is a milestone and seems to have found a tiny bit of temper, a tiny bit of cheek an...

shrieks of joy Originally uploaded by phyl1 Remember when a trip to the park was this much fun? When do we lose that 2 year old love of lif...

I remember the early 70s well. Summers were hotter, I spent them skipping through the grass meadows and woodland on the far flung edge of Gl...

I've been toying with the idea for months that I should probably blog a Scottish word or two every few weeks just so my kids come to r...

I suddenly remembered today that when I was 7, during a gym lesson at primary school, my teacher called me to one side and asked me to repea...

What am I saying? - hid under my duvet! It was the 70s, I hid under a nylon, fuchsia pink candlewick ;-)

When I was little, I was scared of clowns. I loathed clowns. Clowns didn't make me laugh - clowns gave me the creeps. They were terrif...

Today a jeep zoomed past my car in the fast lane of the motorway. On the back was a large red sticker that read 'Jesus is my airbag'...