The Fearless Girl, Paternoster Square
I recently went into the city to visit the Museum of London's newest exhibition, Beasts of London. As I walked back to the train station, I stumbled upon a bronze statue in Paternoster Square. To begin with, I just thought it was an interesting sculpture; it reminded...
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Exploring London: Beasts of London, Museum of London
I always feel the London Museum is a little gem of a museum that can be overlooked in favour for its contemporaries in South Ken. However, it's a complete treasure trove in the city and packed full of great displays celebrating our wonderful city. Therefore, when I...
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A Review of La Plagne Soleil
This year, our annual ski holiday was in La Plagne Soleil. This is what we thought of it. Getting there Last year, when we went to Val Thorens, we decided to go by Eurostar / SNCF, this turned out to be a brilliant idea. We loved that we got on a train in London and...
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Trixski Review – a ski carrier
Those who know my blog will know we love to ski. We took our children for the first time when they were 6 and 8 to Val D’Isere. After a few more holidays in Alpe D’Huez, Les Arcs, Whistler and Val Thorens, they are becoming pretty confident on the slopes. We mainly...
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Sleeping In The Stars
Nearly two years ago, I suffered a cardiac arrest. I could have died. For the first time in my 41 years, I faced my mortality; the fear that I could die. The hospital bed seemed a million miles away from my own bed, and even when I got back to my bed, it felt alien,...
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A Eulogy for my mother
Mum was born on the 25th April 1945 to Tom and Elsie Heeson in the village of Carlinghow, near Batley. When thinking of mum, her Yorkshire roots were such an integral part of her, my brother and I fondly remember her Yorkshire burr, both thinking ‘herry up’ was...
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