My sister is going through all the old slides and converting them into digital format. I wanted to share this one photo of mum as a piper in her band when she was only 20. It is one of my…

I come from a family of five girls, all born within 7 and 1/2 years. You can image what my poor mum and dad had to live through.  We all made it past adolescence and into adulthood, studied, married lovely…

I come from a family of five sisters. My eldest sister, Linda, sent me some old photos of when we were very young. I don’t remember any of those moments. It’s funny how you forget your youth. Maybe it’s just…

My eldest son was looking through my box of treasures, trinkets really, that I have kept from my childhood. He discovered three of my school badges. I had forgotten they were there. Perfect ( I mean Prefect ) and Vice…

Growing up there are people who make such an impact on your life that you never forget them. This gorgeous tea set was given to me by Grandma and Grandpa Conway for my 21st. They were not even my own…

Cleaning out a cupboard one day, I stumbled upon a rolled up piece of paper. On this paper was a charcoal portrait of my husband, sketched when he was only eight years old. The paper was slightly creased and yellowed…

My aunty Narn is a very talented doll maker and over the years she made many dolls and Christmas decorations for my mother (her dearest and oldest friend). My beautiful mother passed away two years ago. I miss her everyday.…