Jan's little thing called, life!

Hello there, Just a quick post to say that all went well with my Daughter Georgina's first day (wednesday) at secondary school, She has had a good 3 days there this week. She has been rather tired (not surprised) and a little ratty the closer it got to bedtime but she's come home happy and says she's had a reallt great day and enjoying it.. phew. She has made a few new friends and has been leaving early each morning so she can meet up with her friends, then they all walk together (about a mile walk), I was so worried about how she would settle as it's such a big change from primary school. Do you have children starting big school? If so please let me know in the comments how they got on, I would love to read it, or perhaps they have just started a new school or started reception class, were you nervous and anxious for them? I was a mixed bag of emotions but seeing how happy and settled Georgina is makes me feel so happy for her and I can relax knowing all is good. ...

Hello there, How are you all doing? I hope everyone is doing well. As Autumn is fast approaching, I thought I would share a list of reasons why I love Autumn, Autumn is my favourite Season, so so many reasons why I am absolutely in love with all that it brings, from crunchy leaves, to the musky smell in the crisp air. Here is my list of reasons. 1:  The colourful strolls through parks and woodland areas, the variety of orange, reds, browns and greens, sunshine sneaking through the trees. Stunning and beautiful. This beautiful stock photo is by George Becker. 2:  Halloween, carving pumpkins with my kiddies, finding costumes for 'Trick or Treating', buying treats and seeing all the kiddies dressed up, Halloween parties, seeing all the houses decorated all spooky and creepy. Baking Halloween treats with my kiddies. My kiddies Pumpkins from last year. My Children all dressed up for Halloween. 3:  The smell of the musky dry leaves in the crisp morni...