Mid-October 2008 Sadly, during the week, Suraj’s father passed away in Coventry Hospital. Suraj stayed at his side until the very end, a difficult and emotional time for the whole family. An understandably exhausted Suraj, along with Charlotte and Lucas, arrived to stay with us on Wednesday. We looked after Lucas the following day while… Continue Reading

12th October 2008 The whole world appears to be in meltdown. Stock markets are plummeting, banks are collapsing, and financial pundits are flapping like pigeons in a fire drill. Frankly, I’m rather relieved not to have a mortgage or a retirement fund hanging in the balance; if I did, things would be decidedly sticky. That… Continue Reading