Tag Archives: Fathers & Daughters

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Guest Writer Sherri Matthews -#Memoir – My Dad, The Great Train Robbery and A Game of Cricket

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Sherri Matthews

A huge thank you once again to wonderful Sally Cronin for sharing the third of my archive memoir posts,and also her lovely and touching introduction. I’m greatly humbled to re-share this post written in 2013 about my dear old dad, … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogs | Tagged Alcoholism, Cricket, crime, Family Life, Father's Day, Fathers & Daughters, Guest Post, Memoir, prison, Sally Cronin Author, Smorgasborg Blog Magazine, The Great Train Robbery | 6 Comments

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Guest Writer Sherri Matthews – #Memoir – Times Past Challenge: Chinese Spoons And Eating Out

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Sherri Matthews

Hello again dear friends, too long away and enough said about that because setbacks will always prevail, but I am hard at work bringing this round of edits to a close, almost there for the final read through. Hooray! Meanwhile, … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogs, Uncategorized | Tagged Chinese Spoons, Eating out 1970s, Family Life, Family Memoirs, Fathers & Daughters, Memoir | 14 Comments

First Day of School And Wave Goodbye To Dad

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Sherri Matthews

Always a fan of Irene Water’s ‘Times Past‘ posts, her latest memoir prompt, ‘School Uniforms’, brings back more than a few memories. As a tail-end baby boomer attending Primary School in 1960’s England, my school uniform was standard grey tunic, … Continue reading →

Posted in My Dad's Alcoholic Prison, Times Past Challenge | Tagged 1970's Fashion, Baby Boomer Generation, Family Memoirs, Fathers & Daughters, Memoir, Memoir writing prompt, Patform Shoes, prison, School Uniforms, Teenage Rebellion, Times Past Challenge | 85 Comments

Window On A Train

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

I gaze through the train window looking for my fox, but so far, it is nowhere to be seen. I put down my book, wanting only to soak up the beauty of the English countryside as it zooms past my … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Memoirs, Nature & Wildlife | Tagged English Countryside, Escape, Fathers & Daughters, fear, Fox, Memoir, Memoir Writing, Nature & Wildlife, Rapeseed Fields, Red Fox, Train Journey, travel | 125 Comments

The Write Surprise

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Good or bad, love ’em or hate ’em, we never know when a surprise is about to burst into our day, catching us completely off-guard. Like the surprise I received on Tuesday morning. For some time now, I have made … Continue reading →