The year that was – 2017!
It has been a long time between blogs and I can’t believe another year has flown by and that it is now 2018. With summer finally here after a rainy winter that never looked [...]
The Year That Was … 2016
There has been much to be grateful for, when I look back on 2016. It has been a year which has been more about family and friends than fashion and frivolity. So here is my [...]
Hawkes Bay Delights
There is nothing better than getting away for the weekend and seeing parts of your own country never seen before. With this in mind, my friend and I decided to visit Hawkes [...]
Run Helen Run
I made a pact with myself in 2013 that I would run a different half marathon every year. It may have sounded a good idea at the time; but the way my body is feeling [...]
My Birth Father & Friend – Colin
Sadly my birth father Colin passed away yesterday (23rd June 2016)….. It was just over 4 years ago that I tracked down my birth father. He used to deny his part to [...]
The ‘Bagless’ Lady
Well, it has been two and a bit weeks since my eye surgery and I can now finally say goodbye to those bags that have haunted me so many years of my life. From what I can [...]
Time to say goodbye to my Bags
There is nothing more confronting than looking in the mirror sometimes and seeing the reflection staring back at you and wishing (as many of us do) that we looked [...]
Beach Paradise
It is true what they say ‘don’t leave home until you have seen the country’ and that is exactly what I did this last weekend when I ventured on a road trip [...]
Me & My Paddle
So I decided that 2016 is all about doing different things, with the first item ticked off the list being paddleboarding. For anyone who knows me I am not really a water [...]
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016
As 2015 draws to a close, I just want to thank everyone who has read my blogs; contributed comments and travelled this journey with me. It has been a blast and I am [...]
