For this week’s interview for the Mixed Heritage Family life series, the interviewee wanted to speak freely but stay anonymous. Her account is personal to her and son, and the fact that you don’t know her name shouldn’t take away from her honest...
Last month the kids and I reviewed ‘Mira’s Curly Hair’ by Maryam al Serkal and Rebeca Luciano. However, to celebrate the book’s publication, The Tiger Tales is part of the ‘Mira’s Curly Hair’ blog tour. Maryam has written us a...
Perish thought that women in Caribbean walk around scantily clad on their tropical island. There is a dress code for everything. Believe it or not we are quite conservative, unless, it’s Carnival or there’s a fete. As a pre-teen, I was bigger than my peers and looked...
Time is precious to us mums: time to think, time to care for ourselves, time to eat an in interrupted meal, time to ‘go potty’ ALONE, time to be. On Mother’s Day, I like to indulge in glorious ‘me time’. As a stay at home mum, I’m on call 24/7. So, while the gift of...
I turned 4o years last November. I wasn’t bothered by it and even less so now. I’m finding that I’m happier with me. I’m more tolerant of some things and less tolerant of others. Last weekend was totally mind blowing for me. I’m still...
Now at 4o years of age with two small children, I’m a curvier version of my 20 something self. I can no longer pop into a high street store and pick something of the rack. I have to invest the time to stay and try-on my selections, to be sure they fit well....
