Blog Entries by Helen Spencer from 08/2011

Building my family a home

| Posted 08.17.2011 | UK Lifestyle

I have home envy. I am staring at magazine pictures of white porticos and swimming pools. This latest piece of eye-melting loveliness is my fantasy h...

Why you simply Must Save Every Step

| Posted 08.17.2011 | UK Lifestyle

My name is Helen and my mum died 5 years ago. So why haven't I changed my phone to read 'dad' instead of 'mum' against their number? I cannot bring m...

The Guilt Monster - are you Saving or Shredding Your Kids' Memories?

| Posted 08.17.2011 | UK Lifestyle

"Pleasure is the flower that passes. Remembrance the lasting perfume." Jean de Boufflers Family memoriesThere are certain parts of being a mum which...

The sweet nostalgia of childhood family holidays

| Posted 08.17.2011 | UK Lifestyle

Now, here's the problem. When you live in THE most land-locked city in Britain, i.e. Birmingham, you can look at holidaying in two ways. 1. We can go...