There are a lot of fields surrounding us but since our land is bordered with trees we can’t see beyond our boundaries. I’ve had a cow wander in a couple of days in a row, to ...
Our film-maker son’s birthday is today. Born a few days before our first wedding anniversary there were no knowing looks from family members (back then they watched the first few ...
Footlights officially has three bedrooms, it’s on the Zillow description. But since only Hubs and I live here two of them are, to coin a new phrase, ‘flex spaces’. ...
My blue eyed cowboy and I each walked 200 miles while we were in London; we always clock on the steps as we hurry from one place to the next to pack in as much as we can in our beloved ...
My blue-eyed cowboy and I walked two hundred miles in 32 days. We were in London, we didn’t hike or go for intentional forced marches (as my son calls them) the mileage ...
Kathy, my friend from Highcliffe days, and I went for our customary long walk when I visited London this past summer. This time we opted to stroll along the canal from Tower Hamlets to ...
The county of Kent is known as The Garden of England. Lots of fruit and veg grown there as well as gorgeous landscaped properties, flower allotments, neighbourhood gardens and parks, ...
For the first time in twelve years we took our annual trip to London in the summer. This time there wasn’t any pressure to wrap up loose ends; there were no houses to clear out; ...
The landmark birthday party lasted a few hours and was typically English. For those of you who don’t know what that means, dancing happens – immediately! Even in private ...
Let’s start at the very beginning shall we? Your Papa and I fell for each other hook, line and sinker in the City of Love… Paris. So, when we started our family we had ...
Well hello there! My name is Vivienne McNeny.
I am an empty nester exploring life as a Boomer…you could say I'm happily Boomering along!
As a homeschooling Mum I have finally quit the job of role model and mentor to my four children. I do what I want to do, eat when I feel like it, enjoy life with my blue eyed cowboy and clean my house once a month or so whether it needs it or not!
In true English form I write about the emergence of my true identity now that I can no longer hide behind my children as their Mum.