Deb’s Digest

Unless I’m very much mistaken, it won’t be long before young Oscar Ying Lung Atkinson is walking. They say don’t walk before you can crawl (at least I think they do, my mind’s gone blank) – he’s now got crawling off to a fine art so walking’s next on the agenda. Oh no, I’ve just [...]

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We were really pleased to see our younger son’s friend James do so well on the first episode of the new ITV quiz “Divided”.  He won a very decent amount of cash and would have won even more  if the female contestant hadn’t brow beaten the others with her St Patrick’s Day answer.

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The artist son was invited to BBC Radio Merseyside’s studios for an interview last week. He sounded laid back and – dare I say it – intelligent. I don’t know where he gets it from – put a microphone in front of me and I turn into a bowl of jelly. He and his wife [...]

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My husband wasn’t keen to visit Lancashire Cricket Club to see Take That, after going there for an REM concert last year so I went with a friend. It was absolutely fantastic. They certainly give value for money. Balloons soar skywards as Take That take the stage Fireworks rounded off a perfect evening We were [...]

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Oscar no longer poses for photographs. He’s far too busy belting across the floor, stopping only to pick the floral patterns off the carpet.

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  I can confirm that our lovely grandson Oscar can now crawl,  say ‘ba’ and wave.  All pretty exhausting stuff for an eight month old.

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We fell in love with Porto and with the friendly people there. The minute we stepped off the train from the airport and began to study a wall map, we were surrounded by helpful strangers who couldn’t speak a word of English but were desperate to lend a hand. The weather was perfect and I [...]

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Eating from chopsticks?  no problem!

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