Tag Archives: Family Life

Sixty Seconds’ Worth Of Distance Run

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Sherri Matthews

The sun disappeared taking last year with it, and I quietly prayed that this year would be better. Eyes straight, time to press on and write. This is THE year, right? The Summerhouse is five years old this month. Five … Continue reading →

Posted in Times Past Challenge, Writing | Tagged Blogging, California, Education, England, Family Life, Friendship, High School Graduation, Memoir, Poetry, Rudyard Kipling's If, Times Past Challenge, travel, writing | 75 Comments

It Is What It Is: Goodbye Darling Dad

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

Hello dear friends, When I signed off here three months ago, I hoped to return in September with good news about my memoir writing progress, but in early July I got a call from my uncle telling me my dad … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Memoirs, Nature & Wildlife | Tagged Alcholism, Cancer, Death, English Robin, Family Life, Family Memoirs, Father & Daughters, Grief, Healing, loss, Memoir Writing, Nature & Wildlife, prison | 147 Comments

Memoir Loneliness And Tony Soprano

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

Sitting with my mother in the hospital a few weeks ago, an elderly man shuffled into the small waiting room and flopped down into a chair. ‘Three children, eight grandchildren and I never see them…’ he sighed, catching my eye. … Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir | Tagged City Lit, Family Life, Friendship, Human Nature, loneliness, Memoir, Memoir Workshop, NHS, Psychology, The Elderly, The Sopranos, Tony Soprano, writing | 152 Comments

Missing Blogging

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

Dear friends, Eight days ago, my dear Mum suffered a stroke, an awful shock. My boys (and Eldest Son’s Lovely Girlfriend) were home with us for the weekend to celebrate a belated Mother’s Day, hubby’s birthday and our tenth wedding … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Family Life | Tagged Blogging Hiatus, Family Life | 137 Comments

Laundry: Women’s Work?

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

Robots are taking over the world. Well, maybe not completely, but they are doing a good job of it, according to a newspaper article I read recently. There are robots in bars in Japan serving cocktails (I wonder if they … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood Memories, Family Memoirs, Times Past Challenge | Tagged Beatrix Potter, Childhood memories, Family Life, Grandmothers, Ironing, Laundry, Memoir, Robots, Times Past Challenge, Women's Work | 133 Comments

The Power Of Surprise

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

In early summer of 2001, Eldest Son gave me a fabric CD holder inscribed with the name of his high school and date of his graduation. Ideal for holding CDs for my car, when I opened it, I noticed there … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Life, Flash Fiction, My California, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged 99 Word Flash Fiction, California, Family Life, Family Memoirs, Health, love, music, Power, Time, Walking, Weekly Photo Challenge | 109 Comments

Times Past Challenge: Chinese Spoons And Eating Out

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

Dressed to impress in my purple and white midi dress my mother had made for me and patent leather, navy-blue sling back shoes with block heels, I walked into the dimly lit Chinese restaurant, mesmerised by the brightly coloured lanterns … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Life, Family Memoirs, Times Past Challenge | Tagged 1970s, Baby Boomers, Berni Inn, Brighton, British Pubs, Chinese Food, Chinese Spoons, Family Life, Family Memoirs, Ipswich, Memoir, Times Past Challenge | 113 Comments

The Light Of Christmas

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat Please to put a penny in the old man’s hat. If you haven’t got a penny, then a ha’penny will do; If you haven’t got a ha’penny, then God Bless you. Children … Continue reading →

Posted in Bench Photos, Christmas, Family Life | Tagged Bench Series, cats, Christmas, Christmas Tree Festival, Crisis At Christmas, Family Life, Homelessness, joy, Light, RNLI, The Dogs Trust, Weekly Photo Challenge | 111 Comments

Of Guns And Flowers And A Car Crash

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

On Wednesday just before lunchtime, somebody drove across my path in the middle of a roundabout (I had right of way). I barely had time to slam on my brakes before crashing with a sickening thud into the side of … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Family Life | Tagged America, Car Accidents, Car Crash, Children, Columbine Shootings, Family Life, Guns, hope, love, Pet Rat, San Bernardino Shootings, School Shootings, Terrorist Attacks | 107 Comments

Sunday Lunch Invitation – Sherri Matthews and Michelle Clements James.

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

A guest post in which I share the story of ‘Crazy Grandma’ and the turkey that never was; a summer story just in time for Thanksgiving…thank you so much Sally Cronin for the invitation!