I cried the first time I read The Colour of Home by Mary Hoffman a couple of years ago. And I cried again when I decided to have another look at it last week. It’s a heart wrenching story but it ends with a positive message. The Colour of Home is about Hassan, a young […]
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We went for a walk on the beach. Just the kids and me. Two hours one recent afternoon we wandered across the sand in barefeet. Occasionally they paused for a rest during our beach walk. Or a leap. My children searched for shells and picked up drift wood. And watched the waves. All along the
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We were on the road heading South and images and thoughts about history, art, hanging moss trees, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and gourmet meals filled my head…yet…what was I going to do on a visit to Savannah with kids? Established in 1733, this city in the Southern State of Georgia, with
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Lollipops, dolphins and ghosts were all I needed for a walk with kids in Savannah. At nighttime open-topped hearses cruise the streets on ghost tours. This is the Southern city known as ‘The Most Haunted in America.’ This is the city in the state of Georgia that was the backdrop for Midnight in the Garden
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We watch, understand and enjoy each other’s TV shows (programmes) whether it’s Downton Abbey or CSI but are British or American English the same language? I’m a mother but over here in the States (America) my kids read books calling me a Mom whereas in UK I’m a Mum (or not). Writing posts on UK
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One of my kids’ favorite meals is my salmon pesto spaghetti recipe. It’s healthy and a great way to introduce salmon to a child’s diet. The bonus for me is it’s really easy to prepare and perfect for the whole family. Talking about whole, I usually make it with whole wheat pasta but it’s just
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