Today’s anonymous post is about online bullying. As our use of social media mushrooms it’s a subject that is becoming increasingly relevant. We obviously need to be aware of it in relation to our children and how they use the
And the lucky winners are……
*drum roll* The winning entries to our incredibly tricky competition are announced below. If you’ve won and not already provided me with your home address, please email me now. Congratulations to all our winners, and a special thank you to
No Sex Please – we’re mothers
Today’s Blognonymous post is encouraging us all to shrug off the cloak of embarrassment and talk about sex before the 9pm watershed. It’s a tricky subject but I’m sure it’s one that will resonate with many. For this post I’ve
An A-Maize-ing Competition*
*see what I did there? Recently the Battling On tribe were invited to Millet’s Farm, nr Abingdon, Oxfordshire for the grand opening of their Maize Maze and they were putting on a bit of a ‘do’.
Fairies and Funghi
The Dell is less than a two minute walk from my parent’s house – the house I spent most of my ‘growing up proper’ years in. Its bowl shape is suggestive of meteors and magic, but it could easily have
To live my own life…
Today’s post comes from a blogger who is choosing to remain anonymous. Their story will doubtless resonate with many, and your comments and thoughts are really appreciated, as always. If you’ve got a story you’d like to share, and nowhere
Lockouts and Lapiz

I’m always very envious of the food bloggers. When I’m struggling for blog inspiration I often think it must be easy for them – they can just adjust their pinny, create something mouth-watering, take a few pics…..aaaaannnnnnddddd Publish! So, when
10 bad eggs….
“Open the door Emma, my key won’t bloody work…” “Em! I know you’re in there – c’mon, it’s pissing down out here!” “Jesus Christ woman, what is this?! I’ve just got off an eight hour flight, I don’t need this
The Road Less Travelled
No, that’s not what I’ve chosen, but it could work and I liked it as a title. However, I’ve never read it so that would be somewhat fraudulent, and whilst I’m sure that the ghost of M Scott Peck would
The Blog Rules
So, in my capacity as junior blogger I thought I’d dedicate a post to telling you what the rules of blogging are. You might want to sit down at this point, or grab a handy branch if you’re reading this