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I live in a beautiful historic market town, Barnard Castle in Teesdale, County Durham. The town is named after the castle. It is the main settlement in the Teesdale area, and is a popular tourist destination. The castle is set on a high rock above the River Tees, Barnard Castle takes its name from its [...]
Its national Fibromyalgia Day and I wanted to introduce you to a friend of mine Steph who knows all too well how Fibromyalgia affects your life. How Fibromyalgia affects my day to day life I struggle with a lot of daily things, from getting up in a morning till I am actually in bed. I wake [...]
Have you heard of baby mugging yet ? If you haven’t your soon going too as baby mugging is the latest online craze. My friends and I thought we would get on board and add own own baby mugging pictures. When a friend inboxed me on Facebook and said Emma you must get the mums to do [...]
How could I not help out a very beautiful and talented young lady who is the daughter of a friend of mine? This young girl has had all sorts of turns and twists thrown at her yet she has found her passion for singing has helped her through some of the darkest times of her [...]
Government cuts are causing a high rise in suicides. The mental health of benefit claimants is being put at risk by welfare reform. Work capability assessments, which identify those fit for work, are singled out for criticism by health professionals, campaigners and claimants. I know all to well how Atos and these work capability work [...]
Supporting World Down Syndrome Day 2013 Wear LOTS OF SOCKS! Down Syndrome International invites everyone across the world to wear LOTS OF SOCKS on 21 March 2013 to raise awareness on World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD). We want to get people talking about WDSD on 21 March, and we can do this if we all wear [...]
Take a good look at the picture – would you take your kids to school dressed like this? What a very crazy lady eh? Well actually no, meet my mummy blogging friend who blogs over at Actually Mummy “Mummy promised to wear a silver ball gown from her Twenties to her Eighties dress up Rock [...]
Its Easter soon as if its anything like my house us mums sit back and watch the children enjoying their eggs yet we never get one. So this year I have decided to try an Easter Egg Exchange Its simple; You and another mum pair up and send eachother an Easter Egg The egg can [...]
Those who are involved in the tribunal system for claiming disability benefits are being refused help from their GP who complain they do not have time and are not paid to do so. Disabled claimants are left fighting their battle against a system so against them that they are being forced back into the [...]
Snoopy Loopy Bedroom Tax Officers Watching Your Every Move Husbands and wives who have a spare room will have their housing benefit slashed but people who are separated and live together will not says The Mirror today. My question is how can you decide if a couple living together are together or are just living [...]
Boy 8 Marries 61 Year Old Mother-Of-Five Helen Shabangu I had to read the headline twice too but its true, An eight-year-old schoolboy has ‘married’ a 61-year-old woman in Tshwane, South Africa. Sanele Masilela tied the knot with Helen Shabangu, who is already married and a mother of five. This rather crazy wedding is something to do [...]
Happy Mothers Day To Me I have had a lovely day. I was woken with a large bunch of flowers and cup of tea in bed. The husband has made me cups of tea without being asked so we know its a special day. Nakita and the three babies did some baking and [...]
Birth to One – Learn from your Baby & Trust Yourself By Martina Pangrazzi This book is FREE to download on WEDNESDAY 13th AND THURSDAY 14th March ONLY!!! At Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com Martina Pangrazzi says, I am hoping to inspire you and motivate you, rather than judge you or count your mistakes and make you feel inadequate. I am [...]
Turn old phones into a new iPad and help children with autism! Would your kids benefit from an iPad? Perhaps they have special needs and you’ve read about all the Apps that can help children’s development? Did you know that a Manchester autism charity will swap old mobile phones for an iPad? Still interested? Then [...]
A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door. SON: ‘Daddy, may I ask you a question?’ DAD: ‘Yeah sure, what it is?’ replied the man. SON: ‘Daddy, how much do you make an hour?’ DAD: ‘That’s none of your business. Why [...]
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I saw this picture on facebook that asked how many faces do you see. I saw 11 while the husband saw 10 so thought I would ask you my dear blog readers - How Many Faces Do You See?
After many years of complaining about my bus journey I took my frustration on twitter, and someone suggested that I set up an e-petition. I set one up, but didn’t expect much, and I never thought that it would have attracted over 3,150 signatures since December. I thought it would only get 20-30 of my [...]
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