Family – Rebecca E Brown

One of the greatest traditions my mother ever passed on to me is that of the ‘Sticky Bun Moment’, the

The first time I really met the Queen, she was in her bedroom. I must have been around 8, perhaps,

Before we go too far, a warning. In the words of Baz Luhrmann, ‘[nostalgia] is a way of fishing the

It’s around 1983, maybe 1984, and my goodness, my arms ache. I have been practicing my very first starring role

I’m huffing up the stairs, socks straggling and escaping from the jumble in my arms. Every two steps one piece

Today was a landmark day. Today, I finally returned to the lowest weight that I have recorded, the weight I

Almost eleven years ago I wrote a post called “Letter to my children”. My daughter was a month old and

Reflections on fatherhood for Father’s Day 2017 What makes a good father? I’m sure almost everyone asks themselves this question

A few weeks ago on a whim I signed up for the Memory Walk at Chester-le-Street in aid of the

I’m currently reading my way through Cooked by Michael Pollan, which I’ve been looking forward to since I first heard

You know when you try to think of heroes – people you’re inspired by, whose example you aspire to? I’m

So, my posts lately, as well as being ever so slightly erratic, have not been particularly cheerful, have they? Apart

Well, I guess you’ve picked up that the April A-Z has fallen by the wayside! This time it really isn’t

There’s a song I used to love, twelve years ago when my husband and I started going out. It’s Words,

You might be forgiven for assuming that the first words I’m talking about are Emily’s. But no. Daniel has been

One of the things I really love seeing develop in my son is his storytelling. He’s got an imagination that

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