Great statement

Posted by Joan Vine, on: Saturday, 31 March 2012

The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborn made a great statement last week in Saturday’s newspaper (March 24) or was it just newspaper journalism doing its utmost to rattle my cage? The statement run along the line of saying that he didn’t think that the burden for caring for the read more

Mothering Sunday – Spare a thought.

Posted by Joan Vine, on: Saturday, 10 March 2012

Mothering Sunday is coming round again and the shops are bursting with mother’s day cards, flowers, chocolates and gifts of all kinds. Such a lovely day, when originally, we were released from our work to go back to worship God in our ‘Mother’ church, and would gather bunches of read more

West Ham win for EastEnders

Posted by Joan Vine, on: Sunday, 27 November 2011

Two of the biggest West Ham fans I know are my son David and my grandson Callis. Only just gone off to live in the USA, I am sure they will both be delighted to know that their favourite football team, West Ham won 3-1 against Derby on Saturday 26 read more

The Long and Winding Queue.

Posted by Joan Vine, on: Monday, 19 September 2011

We can hardly open a newspaper or watch a TV news programme without hearing something adverse about today’s youth! Okay, okay, I know we had a very disturbing set of riots during August, mainly showing youthful yobs bringing some of our major British cities into disrepute. Where were their parents? read more

A picture of Mischief

Posted by Ann Lees, on: Sunday, 11 September 2011

A picture of mischief What is it about water and kids? A holiday cabin by a lake, complete with ducks and other feathered wildlife, bring a host of possibilities for mischief when you are young, so grandsons Charlie and George were in heaven when visiting us for read more

The Drifter - Home Soon

Posted by Joan Vine, on: Saturday, 27 August 2011

Well it hardly seems possible that my eldest granddaughter will be home in the first week of September. Having been in the USA for around ten weeks it seems like an age since I saw her sunny smile. Emily and her friend Georgina have been working in a US summer read more

Spot the Liverpool Cupcakes

Posted by Joan Vine, on: Sunday, 21 August 2011

My grandson had reached the grand old age of seven and his mum and dad invited some of his football mad friends to help him celebrate. As you will no doubt realise from the colours of the cakes he is a West Ham fan. So I asked Hannah if she read more

Emily

Posted by Joan Vine, on: Wednesday, 8 June 2011

Emily and her friend Georgina are now over in the USA working in a summer camp for ten long weeks - Enjoy yourselves girls! Has any of your grandchildren gone away for the summer, if so, let me know, and pickky please... read more