This little girl has just celebrated a milestone birthday.  Time to reflect on the years past and anticipate those yet to come.  I will start with those closest to my heart.  I have a loving husband and two wonderful children of whom I am very proud.  My happiest times are when we are all together…

Don’t you just love the buzz that’s in the air at the moment.  Not only are the bumblebees evident but spring is well underway. Life is looking lovely once more.  Light mornings, hearing the birds begin their day.  Light evenings, being able to sit outside after work and enjoy the company of others.  All around…

This month I’ve been researching poetry, for the upcoming wedding ceremonies I’m preparing.  Poetry is very subjective, it’s why it’s so important for me to get to know a couple before I can offer suitable pieces for their ceremony.  One size does not fit all.  Poetry does not have to be lengthy or rhythmic but…

There is so much emphasis put on Valentine’s Day.  Every TV advert is proffering romance through chocolates, flowers, cards, or champagne. Supermarkets advertising special meal deals and during these COVID times even restaurants are offering to deliver a romantic meal for two.  It brings a little bit of light and celebration during winter’s grip.  I…

My heart goes out to all those couples who have had to postpone their wedding plans – some unfortunately, for the second time.  I hope I can offer some practical and heartfelt ideas.  So come your special day, whenever it may be, you will have it just the way you had envisaged. There will be…

  Last weekend we put our tree up.  Part of our Christmas tradition is the search for a real tree.  Obviously I always want one that is far too big, so it takes a while.  Once home we love the smell a real tree brings. Over the Christmas period I am constantly tweaking the decorations…

I hope you’ll bear with me for this self indulgent piece.  My husband and I recently celebrated our Coral Wedding Anniversary, that’s thirty-five years of married life together.   Younger people look on us in awe.  How can anyone be married that long? It is indeed a lifetime for some.  While the older folks, who have…

Over the next few months my Love Stories are going to focus on couples who have found love a little later in life.  Love a second time around is no less passionate, romantic or exciting but it is different. As we mature we become more self assured, we know what our goals are and where…

  After last months beautiful wedding memories, I thought this month it might be fun to remember some of the less than perfect moments that surround a wedding.  Things that at the time may have been seemingly ‘end of the world’ disasters are now just a memory and a wry smile. A good starter for…

I came across this photograph recently, it brought back so many happy memories of our wedding day. It got me thinking. My husband and I are about to celebrate our Coral Anniversary; thirty-five years of marriage. We sometimes reflect that had we been married today, with so many different possibilities for couples to express their personalities…