Tag Archives: Family Life

It’s September and Something’s In The Air

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

It’s September and something is in the air. Something has shifted. A barely discernible change of heart. Something empowering from a few written words, edged with a hint of regret, yet remaining still and strong. Opinions, debate, points taken, pause … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood Memories, Family Life, Humour, Musings, Nature & Wildlife, Suffolk Tales | Tagged Autumn, Barn Rats, Childhood memories, Current Affairs, Fall, Family Life, Humour, Longleat, Misadventures, Musings, Seasons, September, Siblings, Stinging Nettles, Suffolk, Wasp, Wasp Stings | 32 Comments

Overweight Ducks and The Beautiful Norfolk Broads

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

It’s a funny old world that we live in. Bombarded as we are about the merits of eating healthily and maintaining a healthy weight, yada yada yada, I could not believe my eyes when I read an article recently in … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood Memories, Family Life, Nature & Wildlife, Norfolk Broads | Tagged Childhood memories, Ducks, Family Life, Holidays, Lily Pads, Nature Conservation, Norfolk Broads, Otters, Sailing, The Norfolk Broads Wildlife Trust, Vacations | 16 Comments

Thank You – You Are My Sunshine!

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

So here we are, all the birthday celebrations for my daughter’s 21st have been and gone but what a wonderful time it was! My heart is full of the joy and love which comes from sharing this special time with … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Family Life, Family Traditions, Friendship, Mothers & Daughters | Tagged Asperger syndrome, Awards, Cake, emotions, Family Life, Friends, Gangnam Style, happiness, joy, love, Roller coaster, Sentiments, thank you, The Sunshine Award, Thorpe Park | 10 Comments

Girl With The Summertime Smile

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Girl with the Summertime Smile You came to me, wrapped up in love, on a too-hot summer’s day As you took in every life-drop falling from the sky, Then seeking quiet refuge in the still of your shut-tight eyes. Oh … Continue reading →

Posted in Asperger's Syndrome, Childhood Memories, Family Life, Family Traditions, Mothers & Daughters, Photos, Poems | Tagged Asperger's Syndrome, Birthday, Childhood memories, daughter, Family Life, hope, joy, laughter, Moon, mother, night sky, Poem, sadness, stars, Summertime, Sunflowers | 35 Comments

My Dad, The Great Train Robbery and A Game of Cricket

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Today is my dad’s 81st birthday. Not so unusual these days (what is 80 now anyway, the new 40?) except in this case my dad is a raging alcoholic who has spent the best part of the last 35 years … Continue reading →

Posted in Alcoholism, Childhood Memories, Current Affairs, Family Life, My Dad's Alcoholic Prison | Tagged Alcoholism, Childhood memories, Cricket, crime, daughters, Family Life, fathers, Great Train Robbery, Homeless, Jaguar, love, MG Sports Car, prison, Ronnie Biggs, Sports Cars | 38 Comments

The Great British Staycation and A Brew Up California Style

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

A news report stated that due to the Great British Summer we recently enjoyed (all three weeks of it, now, sadly, just a distant memory…), travel agents were reporting a twenty percent drop in booking for last-minute getaways to the … Continue reading →

Posted in My California | Tagged Brew Up, Brighton Beach, British Staycation, California, Childhood memories, Family Life, Holiday, Pacific Ocean, Picnics, Seaside, Tea, Tupperware, Wicker Picnic Hamper | 17 Comments

A Newborn Prince and “If Only”

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Hurrah! We have a newborn Prince in the land, Prince George of Cambridge! What a beautiful bundle of joy he looks, at least from what we have seen of him so far! A healthy, sturdy, darling baby boy, safely delivered … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood Memories, Current Affairs, Family Life, Musings | Tagged baby, celebration, Current Affairs, Family Life, Grief, happiness, joy, loss, Prince Charles, Prince George, Princess Diana, Regret, Royal Birth, Royal Family, sorrow, William & Kate | 18 Comments

The Nerve-Wracking Risk of Sharing Our Writing

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

I am way out of my comfort zone. Until I started this blog I had never shared any of my writing publicly, in any shape or form. In reading other blogs I know that I am not the only one … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Family Life, Grief, Musings, Nature & Wildlife, Photos, Poems, Writing | Tagged Blogging, Family Life, Friendship, hope, Jesus, pain, Photos of Wildlife & Nature, Poetry, Rainbow, risk, sorrow, Sunset, The Norfolk Broads, writing | 8 Comments

Birds of a Feather & All That

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

As much as I love birds, particularly my Sweet Robin (yes, I am still completely obsessed with him), I prefer them as wildlife, outside, not inside as pets. This is primarily because I have a real phobia of anything that … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds of a Feather, Family Life, Nature & Wildlife, Sweet Robin | Tagged Alfred Hitchock, bird food, birds, cats, Family Life, Humour, Pets, Phobias, robins, starlings, story telling, The Birds, White Cockatiels, zebra finches | 8 Comments

My Cats & My Robin Enjoyed the Sunshine – How About You?

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

It is funny how things change in life. From the age of ten, I grew up in a village in rural Suffolk and so spent many-a-day running across fields, walking in the nearby woods, climbing trees and such. Of course, … Continue reading →