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GSCE success or failure? I’ve had 20 years to reflect!

Today children (young adults!) across the land are receiving their GCSE results. Some will be elated, others crushed. Parents will be smug or disappointed but hiding both! It is also the first year of the new grading system so the country waits with baited breath to see if the government has a success on its […]

My Sunday Photo 20th August Happy birthday Ollie!

Very simply, happy birthday Ollie! 12 years old yesterday. Happy 12th birthday Ollie the collie! #dogoftheday #dogstagram #dogsofinstagram #sunnyday #garden #happybirthday #instadogs #instadog #petsofinstagram #bordercollie #collie #colliedog A post shared by Laura Beresford (@loopyloulaura) on Aug 19, 2017 at 3:38am PDT

‘And if you say goodbye, then I know that I would cry…’

Wednesday 16th August has got me ‘all shook up’ 🙁 It is the 40th anniversary of the death of music legend Elvis Presley. I am an unashamed Elvis fan. I didn’t really know any of his music until A Little Less Conversation was released and I was interested enough to buy a CD of his […]

#MySundayPhoto 13th August

Last week’s #mysundayphoto was us headed to the Isle of Wight and this week we are back home again 🙁 so here is a photo that I love from our holiday: For me this is what holidays are about. Not lounging on a beach or by a pool but exploring the outdoors, letting the kids […]

Saturday 12th August World Elephant Day and World Middle Child Day

This day was destined in the stars for my little Anya. She is my middle child and obsessed with elephants! She is a force of nature. She is thick skinned and determined. She is controlled by the matriarch, the oldest cow (me). No, wait, that’s elephants, I’m getting confused… Here are a few elephants facts […]