I’ve thought a lot about “stuff” lately. Some my own, while moving house, some other peoples’, helping family to move house. Perhaps lately, I’ve seen too much stuff. I think it’s become popular lately to downsize and clear out. After all, clutter seems to accumulate, it’s only on moving house, when you have to pack everything up that you realise …
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11/06/2026 – A New Old Hobby
Despite coming from a family who were none the wiser about anything equine-related (my mum always used to say to me “In Birmingham, we had taxis!”, and she had a fair point!), I managed to spend all of my teens & most of my pre-teen years surrounded by horses. I was incredibly lucky to be among such kind people, and …
11/05/2026 – Three Peaks, One Reason
I’ll be upfront with you: I am not, by any stretch of the imagination, a mountain person. Prior to June 2022, my relationship with hills was simple enough: I didn’t bother them, they didn’t bother me, and everyone was happy. So when the idea of taking on the National Three Peaks Challenge came up in support of Beth’s Wishes Foundation, …
11/04/2026 – Beth’s Garden
It’s coming to the end of March and the grass has begun to grow; how exciting. Fading are the short, dark, cold, wet and dreary days of the deep British winter and that spark of new is slowly creeping in; the unborn calves on our farm are due to put in their first ‘nose-out, front feet-first’ appearance in the next couple …
11/03/2026 – Why is challenging yourself important?
I have always had the mindset anyone can do anything they put their mind to. Of course, thereare limitations to this. However, creatively, socially, professionally, personally – you can do yourbest and advance. Always. Last year, I decided, with the aid of my fellow Beth’s Wishes Foundation trustees, that I wouldrun a half marathon. Prior to this, I had always …
11/02/26 – Beth’s Wish
Today’s blog being our first, it probably needs to set the scene, so let’s begin at the beginning. When Beth was receiving treatment for JIA – a painful and physically debilitating type of arthritis which affects children and we don’t know why (that’s what ‘idiopathic’ means) – we learned a lot about the kinds of support that work and the …