Welcome to Family & Connection, where we explore the evolving relationships that shape our midlife years — from parenting teens and supporting grown kids to nurturing friendships and rediscovering community. These stories are about staying connected through change, celebrating the people who matter most, and finding joy in the bonds that sustain us.
Today it has rained, all day! After such a run of good weather it was a bit miserable to be cooped up inside! When we got home from collecting the 6yo from school though, the 4yo proved that there really […]
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As I become more and more part of the amazing blogging community, I come across more and more fab linkys! As a newbie blogger, they are a fantastic way to let people see my blog. But, even more importantly –
A very simple magic moment from me this week. It is the moment that I saw my gorgeous hubby and kids all together for the first time. The wee girl was enjoying her first day in the world, my younger
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I have realised that I now view long weekends slightly differently… They are not a long weekend, they are a short week! Only four days of early starts, school runs, activities and playdates!
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The weather this week has, on the whole, been fantastic! In fact, I’ve sounded (and looked!) very British over the last couple of days – temperatures have been in the 90s and I have been heard muttering the phrase ‘it’s
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We are currently surrounded by inchworms. They are everywhere. We step over them. They fall on us. We find them swinging from the trees. The boys have named themselves inchworm protectors and they collect them and feed them! In the
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The wee girl has just turned 14 months and is starting to use some recognisable words now!
Childhood: language: first words Read More »
It has done very little other than rain this week, but we still seem to have been rather busy!
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It was Memorial Day weekend here in the States this weekend – so a three day weekend for us too! The weather, and a sick daughter, however conspired against us, so we didn’t end up going away as we had
Thankfully we made the most of the weather last weekend as it’s rained every day this week! We decided to have our first picnic of the year, in the back garden – simple, quick and according to our 4yo –
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