Phyl's Blog

I was at the optician today with my mum. She and the kids go every January for new specs. Every other year I join them for new reading gl...

When I divorced my first husband, my biggest regret was losing his family. Old-fashioned, more rural and from an earlier generation, there w...

I spied this in Asda the other night while I was shopping for culinary items to celebrate what the kids fondly refer to as 'the night d...

Growing up, I loved Creamola Foam. We went to visit my gran on Friday evenings and the first thing we'd do was check what flavour ...

Like all six-year-olds-to-be Amaia had fixed plans and ideas for her birthday. For about ten months she'd been telling me which...

On the Sunday before uni began, I drove my eighteen year old son to Edinburgh to move into university halls. He was upbeat and excited but a...

...when the box is always so much more fun? Me: What are you up to guys? Anna: Oh, we're just sitting in this box and I'm readin...

If you've read me before, you know I'm a big fan of Humans of New York . Once again, Brandon's left New York and is currently in...

Last week we went to Ikea's Xmas party to celebrate St Lucia in true Scandinavian style. The kids had a ball as always, as they danced...

As honorary Scandinavians, we made our annual pilgrimage to Ikea canteen last week for salmon, meatballs and a selection of Swedish d...

"Listen Mummy, I can play my jumper!"

Thomas: Come on kids, let's tidy up, granny will be here soon!   3,4&5: Awwwwh!  Thomas: Don't you want granny to come?  3,4...

Anna: Mummy, you know how Lily is a Syrian hamster? Me: Yes. Anna: Are the hamsters going to be ok? I heard there was a war in Syri...

Children really know how to make you feel guilty!  Today Anna came bouncing up to me: I think it's probably about time I stopped c...

So I was sitting in the TV room reading to the youngest two, one on either side. Anna was on my left. She started twiddling my engagem...

I remember the first time I moved away from home and from Glasgow for any significant time, that is to say for a stay of more than a coupl...

When Marcel moved out, I wondered what effect that would have on the relationship between him and the very youngest of his siblings. I won...

"Put your shoes away in the shoe cupboard Amaia, please" Two hours later... Wow, I love it for its innovation - this is a firs...

Amaia: The other day the teacher was going over the letter O with us. Me: So did you all have to put up your hands if you knew any words...

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