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I live in England - a mother and grandmother - in a town near Liverpool. I currently work as a health care assistant which I thoroughly enjoy and wish I had more time for hobbies such a writing - but that time will come.

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Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) True gardening stories: What happened when I tried to combine gardening with kids: 5 of 46

A WILD GARDEN FOR WILD KIDS. We had just moved in. It was a new beginning - a new life as a single parent family. I let the kids loose in the garden while I tidied up a little inside and made a meal. "Dinner's ready!" No response. "DINNER'S READY!" Still no response. Well everyone knows that silence plus kids equals mischief...
Health & Fitness > Nutrition (Other) The health benefits of drinking wine: 3 of 13

Raise your glass and toast your health! It's official. Wine is good for you. If you enjoy the odd glass of wine you are less likely to suffer from a number of ailments including heart disease, cancer, and infections. Research also shows that moderate wine drinking can slow the aging process. The problem with wine consumption...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Missing socks: 9 of 20

We have a sign over our door way. It depicts a girl holding two pieces of hosiery, one red and green striped the other blue with yellow socks - I kid you not, it's true!. "welcome to the land of odd socks" it says. There's a bit debate going on in our house. Jim reckons we have a sock fairy. Well I've often said that he is a...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Teens (Other) The art of teaching teens laundry skills: 2 of 4

"The art of teaching teens laundry skills" The very heading conjures up visions of modern art exhibits with titles such as "The flora and fauna of a teenage bedroom" or "Rotting socks behind the back of a wardrobe". Is teaching teens laundry skills an art? I suppose it could be turned into an art! You could turn on the rock ...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Toddlers If the shoe fits: Best footwear for toddlers: 1 of 1

The importance of getting good fitting shoes cannot be underestimated. Children's feet should always be measured and fitting by someone trained to do it properly. When I was little we used to sing a rhyme, probably considered racist these days, but this is how it went: "Once in China there lived an old man and his name was C...
Politics, News & Issues > Trash & Recycling Composting: A brief guide for the beginning composter: 33 of 53

Why make your own compost? - because it is satisfying, it makes you feel good, because it makes sense. You are putting back into the earth what you have taken out when you compost and it is an environmentally friendly way of using up your waste. You can get wonderfully dirty working in the garden and composting is all part o...
Hobbies & Games > Scrapbooking & Paper Crafts How to make your own thank you cards without looking cheap: 10 of 15

What better than a handmade card for saying thank you! It shows you really do mean it! You don't however want it to look cheap because that would show that you don't really care enough to spend out some decent money as well as time to say thank you. You also don't want it to look like a child has made it. The trick to making...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Pet stories: Fond memories of our pet rabbits: 9 of 13

Snowflake wasn't. Snowflake was large and fat and lazy and as floppy as any rabbit could be. What snowflake wasn't was a snowflake. He should have been called Podge or Blob or something. A very bad choice of name even though he was white. He was my sister's rabbit and I don't remember much else about him because my sister wa...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: What my dog means to me: 285 of 393

He messes up the house and doesn't clear up after himself. He eats me out of house and home. he barges into my bedroom unannounced. He treads mud in from the garden, through the kitchen and up the stairs. He whines if he doesn't get his own way. He whines if there are no biscuits. Oh, yes, and he is clumsy, so very clumsy - ...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Childbirth & Labor Homebirth vs. hospital: things to consider: 9 of 12

I have four children. Two were born at home and two in a hospital. By relating to you my experiences and the advice I received I hope it will help prospective parents decide which is best for them and their child. My eldest child - a daughter was born in a hospital. It was comforting to know that being in a hospital everythi...