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Over the last fourteen years I've written theatre reviews for the city newspapers where I live and more recently I've begun to write for a national website blog.

I enjoy writing about the things I'm enthusiastic about; the trials and tribulations of parenting

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Parenting twins: 1 of 16

Parenting twins from the outset was hard but delightful, breastfeeding two is a challenge, having two wake at night is just plain torturous and juggling the logistics of two babies is frightening some days but it's when they become mobile that life takes a turn for the loony bin. Toddlerhood and twins are two words which pro...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenthood Potential parents: Lifestyle changes of parenthood: 6 of 27

In the early part of 2005 I found myself stood in the kitchen eating pickled onions and once the whole jar was empty I had the first notion that perhaps I should take a pregnancy test. Not one solitary onion remained in the brand new jar. That moment heralded the beginning of the biggest change in my life. From childhood to ...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: My beloved old cat: 5 of 21

There have been cats around me for most of my life and I like it that way. A house becomes a home with a cat for me. We've had some characters over the years, each with their own personalities and traits. Samson My parents cat when I was very small was a black and rugged tom who was prone to extended holidays in a typically ...
Style & Beauty > Vintage & Bargain Clothing A guide to saving money on children's clothes: 1 of 4

Having 3 year old female twins has been a real full on sartorial education. Clothing for me is what I like and what fits, for my girls we have to look at far more criteria. My girls are like weeds, endlessly growing skinny things, above average height and with the slender proportions of future super models. Clothing them, ap...
Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: Dora the Explorer: 1 of 4

Dora is a cartoon Spanish girl who lives with her family and has a best friend who accompanies her, seemingly at all times, Boots the monkey. The premise of the programme is that Dora has some form of adventure hence being an explorer, but the adventures are relatively low key and suitable for pre school children. Invariably...
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Twilight: 7 of 22

The much awaited Twilight film finally hit screens in December 2008, a whole two years after plans were made and based on the best selling novel, by Stephenie Meyer, first published in 2005 and wowing readers ever since. Twilight is simply a love story mixed with a supernatural thriller. Bella and Edward are the beloved main...
Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: Dexter: 5 of 15

Dexter is an unexpected hit from Showtime and shown on CBS in the US, now screening series 4 since its beginning in 2006. Based on the crime novels (Darkly Dreaming Dexter, Dearly Devoted Dexter and Dexter in the Dark) by Jeff Lindsay. The main character is Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall of Six Feet Under notoriety), a polic...
Travel > Africa & Middle East Travel Diaries Travel experiences: Cruising the Nile: 1 of 3

Egypt is a truly amazing place to visit and since The Nile bisects the country and all of the developed domestication has followed the meandering path of The Nile for thousands of years, it becomes a central path through the wonders of Egypt. Having cruised in Egypt it's worth knowing that most Nile cruises of: Early morning...
Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction Book reviews: Breaking Dawn, by Stephanie Meyer: 3 of 6

I encountered the first book by Stephenie Meyer quite by accident. I was browsing in Waterstones, looking for something easily digested and fantastical. I'm an adult, a mother in fact, but I don't rule out teen fiction as a potential genre. I read Twilight very quickly, entirely consumed by the power of the story, the depth ...
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Mirrors: 3 of 6

I liked the look of Mirrors as soon as I saw the advertisement on tv. The strange reflections looked suitably eerie to have the makings of a decent horror. I generally like Kiefer Sutherland's work and find him a reasonable actor. So, the premise is that a US cop has made a mess of his life. He's suspended from the police fo...