Vivienne / February 11, 2024
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There are a lot of fields surrounding us but since our land is bordered with trees ...
Vivienne / April 11, 2012
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Holy Saturday was a fairly quiet day for me. I had no annual Easter Party to prepare for. My brother was coming over for lunch so four of us were eating. Easy peasy! I did make my ...
Vivienne / April 9, 2012
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On Good Friday we participated in a Witness Walk down Beckenham High Street. Malia asked me, “You know how people feel about Christians here, isn’t it going to be awkward ...
Vivienne / April 5, 2012
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There was a frenzy in my house this morning. It’s winter so my Venus Razor has been allowed to hibernate quietly on the soap dish in my shower. Until this morning that is! Armed ...
Vivienne / April 5, 2012
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The lovely park we go to is full of broody ducks, geese, swans and heron. Any minute now the eggs will be a-hatching and the chicks will be a-chickling and we will all smile and coo ...
Vivienne / April 4, 2012
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Now my daughter is on her Easter Break we planned to go and see The Hunger Games. Off we trotted down the High Street today. The three of us. We stopped on the way for non-chocolate ...
Vivienne / April 3, 2012
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There is a character who lives in South End where my barista daughter works at the weekends. He has been a feature for decades, Malia’s landlady remembers him from when she was ...
Vivienne / March 29, 2012
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After my show each week we go to the supermarket. This is a store called Sainsbury’s and it is almost at the bottom of the High Street. I look forward to it but it is quite an ...
Vivienne / March 28, 2012
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I still have all the dark furniture in the flat. Stag it is called if anyone is interested in making an offer. My mother has had it since I was six, or at least a version of it. The ...
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.
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