Stephanie Butland

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Guest Blogger: Ned Tilbrook

Yes, my handsome boy is back again. (Remember his first guest post?)

Yes, I did knit him that hat. Read on and you’ll see why. (And if you fancy one yourself, look here.)
Here are his thoughts on ‘Thrive’. I think we’ll forgive him the slight bias.
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It’s that time of year again.
Not that time of year, though the [...]

Cancer Free Friday: cherry on top

I had a lovely day yesterday. I took my 7-year-old godson to buy his birthday present. (Skylanders, in case you’re wondering. As Lou said, you’ve got to love a game that allows a mother to say ‘Have you turned off the Portal Of Power, darling?’.)
I had lunch with six of my favourite people, which involved [...]

18 today

Somehow – and I have no ida how this happened – my boy Ned is 18 today.
That’s a proper grown up.
Actually, Ned has been a proper grown up for years, if you take the term ‘proper grown up’ to include knowing his own mind, being unafraid of emotion, knowing how to hold a conversation, taking [...]