Phyl's Blog

Maybe I'm just slow, or naive, or dare I suggest too sweet at heart, but it has taken me a good number of days to realise I may have jum...

Thomas got the two of us those genealogy test things for Xmas as he thought it would be fun. He knew his dad was German, his mum Danish, but...

I'm not usually much of an anniversaries kind of person. If someone forgets my wedding anniversary, I'm not devastated. After all it...

Yesterday's post left me ruminating on the concept of equality, and its impact struck me more profoundly than I initially realised, ben...

It would appear Denmark has a new monarch.  Back on New Year's Eve I happened to see the Queen's speech. Normally I don't make a...

I know I know a language or two, but I wouldn't say my Spanish is quite up there at the level of some of the others I've learnt, tho...

Charlotte and I had an interesting experience the other night... Madrid is knee-deep in Xmas decor at the moment, so we decided every evenin...

My kids had a bit of a falling out with their dad back in 2012 and it took till this year for them to decide to visit him again. Long story....

Every so often I feel like writing about a quasi-taboo subject matter and then go to delete it once I have. But the only way to make those t...

So my boy is 18 today, except he isn't really! He was born at 23:45 on 29/09/05 in the Queen Mother's Maternity hospital in Glasgow,...

We had a Spanish girl staying with us for three weeks. Since she was 18, Charlotte has au-paired off and on for Sara and her little sister P...

Quick update on yesterday's blog post :  Charlotte finally found out yesterday that she was one of the lucky few who would be told her f...

It's been a wild ride. The five years of Charlotte's university life have been, shall we say, an unorthodox mix of trials and tribul...

Thomas got himself a Norwegian (the airline) credit card a few years back, mainly because it gives you 1% cash back and free air miles. Afte...