In March 2014, 3 months after my Mum died, I came to stay with a friend on Harbour Island, in the Bahamas. I knew nothing about the place, it was my first big trip with the boys but no Ben, and they were 5 & 7. Within 3 days I had made an appointment to see a “real estate agent” 😜 I know the lingo now, and I spent nearly all the money I’d saved from making Locations on a house here. I have never regretted it for a moment, if you’ve ever been lucky another to come to the spot that Tim Peak called “the most beautiful place on earth from space” you will know that the sea is incredible and for someone who loves to swim it is sheer bliss. My children & stepchildren now have an amazing life here and many, many friends. No-one watches my shows or knows anything about my work, I’m just another middle aged Mum. People often whinge about fame, and half the time it’s rubbish; many of us would not have what we have without the fame, and though it’s a treat to be anonymous sometimes, that should’t stop me sharing this place with those who bother to follow me on Instagram.
In March 2014, 3 months after my Mum died, I came to stay with a friend on Harbour Island, in the Bahamas. I knew nothing about the place, it was my first big trip with the boys but no Ben, and they were 5 & 7. Within 3 days I had made an appointment to see a “real estate agent” 😜 I know the lingo now, and I spent nearly all the money I’d saved from making Locations on a house here. I have never regretted it for a moment, if you’ve ever been lucky another to come to the spot that Tim Peak called “the most beautiful place on earth from space” you will know that the sea is incredible and for someone who loves to swim it is sheer bliss. My children & stepchildren now have an amazing life here and many, many friends. No-one watches my shows or knows anything about my work, I’m just another middle aged Mum. People often whinge about fame, and half the time it’s rubbish; many of us would not have what we have without the fame, and though it’s a treat to be anonymous sometimes, that should’t stop me sharing this place with those who bother to follow me on Instagram.
In March 2014, 3 months after my Mum died, I came to stay with a friend on Harbour Island, in the Bahamas. I knew nothing about the place, it was my first big trip with the boys but no Ben, and they were 5 & 7. Within 3 days I had made an appointment to see a “real estate agent” 😜 I know the lingo now, and I spent nearly all the money I’d saved from making Locations on a house here. I have never regretted it for a moment, if you’ve ever been lucky another to come to the spot that Tim Peak called “the most beautiful place on earth from space” you will know that the sea is incredible and for someone who loves to swim it is sheer bliss. My children & stepchildren now have an amazing life here and many, many friends. No-one watches my shows or knows anything about my work, I’m just another middle aged Mum. People often whinge about fame, and half the time it’s rubbish; many of us would not have what we have without the fame, and though it’s a treat to be anonymous sometimes, that should’t stop me sharing this place with those who bother to follow me on Instagram.
In March 2014, 3 months after my Mum died, I came to stay with a friend on Harbour Island, in the Bahamas. I knew nothing about the place, it was my first big trip with the boys but no Ben, and they were 5 & 7. Within 3 days I had made an appointment to see a “real estate agent” 😜 I know the lingo now, and I spent nearly all the money I’d saved from making Locations on a house here. I have never regretted it for a moment, if you’ve ever been lucky another to come to the spot that Tim Peak called “the most beautiful place on earth from space” you will know that the sea is incredible and for someone who loves to swim it is sheer bliss. My children & stepchildren now have an amazing life here and many, many friends. No-one watches my shows or knows anything about my work, I’m just another middle aged Mum. People often whinge about fame, and half the time it’s rubbish; many of us would not have what we have without the fame, and though it’s a treat to be anonymous sometimes, that should’t stop me sharing this place with those who bother to follow me on Instagram.
In March 2014, 3 months after my Mum died, I came to stay with a friend on Harbour Island, in the Bahamas. I knew nothing about the place, it was my first big trip with the boys but no Ben, and they were 5 & 7. Within 3 days I had made an appointment to see a “real estate agent” 😜 I know the lingo now, and I spent nearly all the money I’d saved from making Locations on a house here. I have never regretted it for a moment, if you’ve ever been lucky another to come to the spot that Tim Peak called “the most beautiful place on earth from space” you will know that the sea is incredible and for someone who loves to swim it is sheer bliss. My children & stepchildren now have an amazing life here and many, many friends. No-one watches my shows or knows anything about my work, I’m just another middle aged Mum. People often whinge about fame, and half the time it’s rubbish; many of us would not have what we have without the fame, and though it’s a treat to be anonymous sometimes, that should’t stop me sharing this place with those who bother to follow me on Instagram.
In March 2014, 3 months after my Mum died, I came to stay with a friend on Harbour Island, in the Bahamas. I knew nothing about the place, it was my first big trip with the boys but no Ben, and they were 5 & 7. Within 3 days I had made an appointment to see a “real estate agent” 😜 I know the lingo now, and I spent nearly all the money I’d saved from making Locations on a house here. I have never regretted it for a moment, if you’ve ever been lucky another to come to the spot that Tim Peak called “the most beautiful place on earth from space” you will know that the sea is incredible and for someone who loves to swim it is sheer bliss. My children & stepchildren now have an amazing life here and many, many friends. No-one watches my shows or knows anything about my work, I’m just another middle aged Mum. People often whinge about fame, and half the time it’s rubbish; many of us would not have what we have without the fame, and though it’s a treat to be anonymous sometimes, that should’t stop me sharing this place with those who bother to follow me on Instagram.
In March 2014, 3 months after my Mum died, I came to stay with a friend on Harbour Island, in the Bahamas. I knew nothing about the place, it was my first big trip with the boys but no Ben, and they were 5 & 7. Within 3 days I had made an appointment to see a “real estate agent” 😜 I know the lingo now, and I spent nearly all the money I’d saved from making Locations on a house here. I have never regretted it for a moment, if you’ve ever been lucky another to come to the spot that Tim Peak called “the most beautiful place on earth from space” you will know that the sea is incredible and for someone who loves to swim it is sheer bliss. My children & stepchildren now have an amazing life here and many, many friends. No-one watches my shows or knows anything about my work, I’m just another middle aged Mum. People often whinge about fame, and half the time it’s rubbish; many of us would not have what we have without the fame, and though it’s a treat to be anonymous sometimes, that should’t stop me sharing this place with those who bother to follow me on Instagram.
Bay is 18 today and I am the mother of an adult son. Wow! When did that happen, when did our 11lb 11oz bouncing baby become a grown up? Luckily he is still the same immensely sunny, kind and generous creature he always was. I am hugely proud of the man he is and the fact that in many ways he has not changed one jot. So to all the other parents out there a bit worried about what happens when their children grow up, don’t, it is just another stage and just as joyful as the others, but do hold on to every moment. ❤️ PS Balloon arches are not as easy as they look 😳
Bay is 18 today and I am the mother of an adult son. Wow! When did that happen, when did our 11lb 11oz bouncing baby become a grown up? Luckily he is still the same immensely sunny, kind and generous creature he always was. I am hugely proud of the man he is and the fact that in many ways he has not changed one jot. So to all the other parents out there a bit worried about what happens when their children grow up, don’t, it is just another stage and just as joyful as the others, but do hold on to every moment. ❤️ PS Balloon arches are not as easy as they look 😳
Bay is 18 today and I am the mother of an adult son. Wow! When did that happen, when did our 11lb 11oz bouncing baby become a grown up? Luckily he is still the same immensely sunny, kind and generous creature he always was. I am hugely proud of the man he is and the fact that in many ways he has not changed one jot. So to all the other parents out there a bit worried about what happens when their children grow up, don’t, it is just another stage and just as joyful as the others, but do hold on to every moment. ❤️ PS Balloon arches are not as easy as they look 😳
Bay is 18 today and I am the mother of an adult son. Wow! When did that happen, when did our 11lb 11oz bouncing baby become a grown up? Luckily he is still the same immensely sunny, kind and generous creature he always was. I am hugely proud of the man he is and the fact that in many ways he has not changed one jot. So to all the other parents out there a bit worried about what happens when their children grow up, don’t, it is just another stage and just as joyful as the others, but do hold on to every moment. ❤️ PS Balloon arches are not as easy as they look 😳
We bought Meadowgate as a ruin just before Oscar was born, 16 years ago, for almost as long we’ve spent every August Bank Holiday here with many friends & their kids. This is where many of them had their first taste of independence, walking to the beach alone or going rock pooling and returning safely with their treasures, this year there are only 5 kids with us, and they aren’t really kids at all, the others are working, travelling or studying, living independently as they should be. It is our job to raise our children to leave the nest, the enormous cost of nests aside 🙄. I knew that we were becoming a more risk averse culture in the U.K. and the US. My time is Switzerland has taught me a lot there, as in Japan, children walk to school alone and are encouraged to learn early to be self sufficient, and trusted to make sensible choices. I knew that wasn’t happening as much at home and I was interested by the walk of @jonathanhaidt and others who see a link between less freedom & trust and more mental health concerns amongst young people. So when I said Oscar had done what so many, many young people did after O Levels, and now after GCSEs, and gone inter railing, despite being Summer born and therefore young for his school year, I knew some people might think 🤔, but I thought his trip was inspiring, and it never occurred to me in a million years that a call from children services would be involved, it’s been a huge shock, not least for Oscar. But I hope the silver lining to this cloud is that everyone stops & thinks about the freedoms we had as children, and ask what harm could be done, not by the freedoms, but by the restrictions and fears we are imposing on our kids.
We bought Meadowgate as a ruin just before Oscar was born, 16 years ago, for almost as long we’ve spent every August Bank Holiday here with many friends & their kids. This is where many of them had their first taste of independence, walking to the beach alone or going rock pooling and returning safely with their treasures, this year there are only 5 kids with us, and they aren’t really kids at all, the others are working, travelling or studying, living independently as they should be. It is our job to raise our children to leave the nest, the enormous cost of nests aside 🙄. I knew that we were becoming a more risk averse culture in the U.K. and the US. My time is Switzerland has taught me a lot there, as in Japan, children walk to school alone and are encouraged to learn early to be self sufficient, and trusted to make sensible choices. I knew that wasn’t happening as much at home and I was interested by the walk of @jonathanhaidt and others who see a link between less freedom & trust and more mental health concerns amongst young people. So when I said Oscar had done what so many, many young people did after O Levels, and now after GCSEs, and gone inter railing, despite being Summer born and therefore young for his school year, I knew some people might think 🤔, but I thought his trip was inspiring, and it never occurred to me in a million years that a call from children services would be involved, it’s been a huge shock, not least for Oscar. But I hope the silver lining to this cloud is that everyone stops & thinks about the freedoms we had as children, and ask what harm could be done, not by the freedoms, but by the restrictions and fears we are imposing on our kids.
In which @philspencertv is in Whitley Bay, and receives the present I bought him in Paris 🇫🇷❤️😂
This is me hoping you’ll come on Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas (go to @raisetheroofproductions for the info). My lovely friend Wiggy Hindmarch lent me this dress and filmed me, the 🎄decorations are my own🎅 . #Christmasinaugust #Crafts #Christmascrafts #Handmade
Many, many years ago I discovered that @philspencertv could not bare this song, even humming it would get a reaction. I must have been explaining this to my boss Julyan one day (yes I do have a boss, quite a few actually) and unbeknownst to me he recorded it, yesterday when I was doing voice over for the new series of @c4locationsofficial he sent it to me. One of my other bosses, Sarah, told me a while back that I couldn’t sing, she learned this while editing a Christmas Show in which I was singing along to carols, so this post comes with an ear health warning. I am currently heading to Newcastle, with a present for Phil in my bag, it was an early start but the garden was looking pretty good this morning, I am nuts about hydrangeas.
Many, many years ago I discovered that @philspencertv could not bare this song, even humming it would get a reaction. I must have been explaining this to my boss Julyan one day (yes I do have a boss, quite a few actually) and unbeknownst to me he recorded it, yesterday when I was doing voice over for the new series of @c4locationsofficial he sent it to me. One of my other bosses, Sarah, told me a while back that I couldn’t sing, she learned this while editing a Christmas Show in which I was singing along to carols, so this post comes with an ear health warning. I am currently heading to Newcastle, with a present for Phil in my bag, it was an early start but the garden was looking pretty good this morning, I am nuts about hydrangeas.
Many, many years ago I discovered that @philspencertv could not bare this song, even humming it would get a reaction. I must have been explaining this to my boss Julyan one day (yes I do have a boss, quite a few actually) and unbeknownst to me he recorded it, yesterday when I was doing voice over for the new series of @c4locationsofficial he sent it to me. One of my other bosses, Sarah, told me a while back that I couldn’t sing, she learned this while editing a Christmas Show in which I was singing along to carols, so this post comes with an ear health warning. I am currently heading to Newcastle, with a present for Phil in my bag, it was an early start but the garden was looking pretty good this morning, I am nuts about hydrangeas.
Many, many years ago I discovered that @philspencertv could not bare this song, even humming it would get a reaction. I must have been explaining this to my boss Julyan one day (yes I do have a boss, quite a few actually) and unbeknownst to me he recorded it, yesterday when I was doing voice over for the new series of @c4locationsofficial he sent it to me. One of my other bosses, Sarah, told me a while back that I couldn’t sing, she learned this while editing a Christmas Show in which I was singing along to carols, so this post comes with an ear health warning. I am currently heading to Newcastle, with a present for Phil in my bag, it was an early start but the garden was looking pretty good this morning, I am nuts about hydrangeas.
Many, many years ago I discovered that @philspencertv could not bare this song, even humming it would get a reaction. I must have been explaining this to my boss Julyan one day (yes I do have a boss, quite a few actually) and unbeknownst to me he recorded it, yesterday when I was doing voice over for the new series of @c4locationsofficial he sent it to me. One of my other bosses, Sarah, told me a while back that I couldn’t sing, she learned this while editing a Christmas Show in which I was singing along to carols, so this post comes with an ear health warning. I am currently heading to Newcastle, with a present for Phil in my bag, it was an early start but the garden was looking pretty good this morning, I am nuts about hydrangeas.
Many, many years ago I discovered that @philspencertv could not bare this song, even humming it would get a reaction. I must have been explaining this to my boss Julyan one day (yes I do have a boss, quite a few actually) and unbeknownst to me he recorded it, yesterday when I was doing voice over for the new series of @c4locationsofficial he sent it to me. One of my other bosses, Sarah, told me a while back that I couldn’t sing, she learned this while editing a Christmas Show in which I was singing along to carols, so this post comes with an ear health warning. I am currently heading to Newcastle, with a present for Phil in my bag, it was an early start but the garden was looking pretty good this morning, I am nuts about hydrangeas.
Back in Switzerland, hard to capture the spirit of this amazing place, but I remain forever grateful for the time we are able to spend here
Back at @heathrow_airport, tomorrow it’s voice over for @c4locationsofficial, talking conveyancing with @bbcradio4 and on Thursday I’m with @philspencertv in Whitley Bay, but first it’s the essentials, hair, nails and some unpacking 😜
