Putting Dyspraxia in the spotlight

This week (October 7th-13th) is Dyspraxia Awareness Week. It is described by the Dyspraxia Foundation as “a form of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is a common disorder affecting fine and/or gross motor coordination in children and adults. It may also...

Tail tales

In honour of today’s National Badger Day, the #Blogtober18 prompt is Forest Creatures.  Rather serendipitously the mini ones afternoon drama group provided appropriate inspiration as one of the leaders handed out these fabulous clip-on tails. A fox, badger and...

The major Malpi

Did you know it’s National Boyfriend Day today?  No?  I didn’t either until I saw today’s #Blogtober18 prompt. To answer many people’s next question, National Girlfriends Day is apparently August 1st. Quite why someone decided that...

New charity aims to offer better cancer screening

Can you imagine making something positive out of a incurable cancer diagnosis? One woman who’s reclaiming her power and doing precisely that is 65-year-old Barbara Delacy-Wrisdale. Following beating breast cancer nine years ago, she’s now been diagnosed...