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This week... as infant loss awareness week approaches, I receive a touching letter from a reader

This week... as infant loss awareness week approaches, I receive a touching letter from a reader

This week... public road / car park rage

This week... public road / car park rage

This week... public road / car park rage

This week...Basingstoke car nightmares volume 2: parking

This week...Basingstoke car nightmares volume 2: parking

This week...Basingstoke car nightmares volume 2: parking

This week...the inevitable autumn spider column

This week...the inevitable autumn spider column

This week...the inevitable autumn spider column

This week...the torture of driving in Basingstoke

This week...the torture of driving in Basingstoke

This week...the torture of driving in Basingstoke

This week...moving on from our 'annus horribilus'

This week...moving on from our 'annus horribilus'

This week...moving on from our 'annus horribilus'

This week...the disappointment of the summer's weather

This week...the disappointment of the summer's weather

This week...the disappointment of the summer's weather

This week...working from home whilst looking after a 5 year-old

This week...working from home whilst looking after a 5 year-old

This week...working from home whilst looking after a 5 year-old

This week...the pleasure of nostalgic sweet treats

This week...the pleasure of nostalgic sweet treats

This week...the pleasure of nostalgic sweet treats

This week...online hotel reviews and their potential to ruin a holiday

This week...online hotel reviews and their potential to ruin a holiday

This week...online hotel reviews and their potential to ruin a holiday

This week...the start of the school holidays bring back childhood memories

This week...the start of the school holidays bring back childhood memories

This week...the start of the school holidays brings back childhood memories

This week...reducing sugar proves a tough challenge

This week...reducing sugar proves a tough challenge

This week...reducing sugar proves a tough challenge

This week...coping by cooking, reading and spending time with best friends

This week...coping by cooking, reading and spending time with best friends

This week...coping by cooking, reading and spending time with best friends

This week...planning our baby's cremation

This week...planning our baby's cremation

This week...I struggle when planning our baby's cremation

This week...the enduring appeal of snail mail

This week...the enduring appeal of snail mail

This week...the enduring appeal of snail mail

This week...trying to get on with things post-bereavement

This week...trying to get on with things post-bereavement

This week...trying to get on with things post-bereavement

This week...we're grateful for the online support of family, friends and strangers

This week...we're grateful for the online support of family, friends and strangers

This week...we're grateful for the online support of family, friends and strangers

This week...we lose another baby to Hughes Syndrome / APS

This week...we lose another baby to Hughes Syndrome / APS

This week...we lose another baby to Hughes Syndrome / APS

This week...the same-sex marriage referendum

This week...the same-sex marriage referendum

This week...the same-sex marriage referendum

This week...the power of a good costume drama

This week...the power of a good costume drama

This week...the power of a good costume drama

This week...we're impressed by the BBC's VE 70th anniversary concert

This week...we're impressed by the BBC's VE 70th anniversary concert

This week...we're impressed by the BBC's VE 70th anniversary concert

This week...I'm fretting how I'm going to deal with new injections

This week...I'm fretting how I'm going to deal with new injections

This week...I'm fretting how I'm going to deal with new injections

This week... why I'll be casting my vote

This week... why I'll be casting my vote

This week... why I'll be casting my vote

This week... we've a new Pointless addiction

This week... we've a new Pointless addiction

This week... we've a new Pointless addiction

This week...a childhood burglary still haunts me

This week...a childhood burglary still haunts me

This week...a childhood burglary still haunts me

This week...a tidy home is not a top priority

This week...a tidy home is not a top priority

This week...a tidy home is not a top priority

This week...my love of a tidy home

This week...my love of a tidy home

This week...my love of a tidy home

This week...recycling in the home

This week...recycling in the home

This week...recycling in the home

This week...the closure of a leisure centre in my hometown prompts a nostalgic wallow

This week...the closure of a leisure centre in my hometown prompts a nostalgic wallow

This week...the closure of a leisure centre in my hometown prompts a nostalgic wallow

This week...getting a new passport picture of our five-year-old is a nightmare

This week...getting a new passport picture of our five-year-old is a nightmare

This week...getting a new passport picture of our five-year-old is a nightmare

This week... spelling, punctuation and grammar part two

This week... spelling, punctuation and grammar part two

This week... spelling, punctuation and grammar part two

This week...we pay it forward by raising money for Sands

This week...we pay it forward by raising money for Sands

This week...we 'pay it forward' by raising money for Sands

This week... we're in trouble with the dentist

This week... we're in trouble with the dentist

This week... we're in trouble with the dentist

This week...I confess to being a member of the punctuation police

This week...I confess to being a member of the punctuation police

This week...I confess to being a member of the punctuation police

This week...my other half is going to have to put up with four females all at once

This week...my other half is going to have to put up with four females all at once

This week...my other half is going to have to put up with four females all at once

This week...the husband's iPhone addiction is worrying me again

This week...the husband's iPhone addiction is worrying me again

This week...the husband's iPhone addiction is worrying me again

This week...the possible legal complications of attending a child's birthday party

This week...the possible legal complications of attending a child's birthday party

This week...the possible legal complications of attending a child's birthday party

This week...we're saying goodbye to our editor, Mark Jones

This week...we're saying goodbye to our editor, Mark Jones

This week...we're saying goodbye to our editor, Mark Jones

This week...the decluttering continues

This week...the decluttering continues

This week...the decluttering continues

This week...there are hopes for a happy ending in 2015

This week...there are hopes for a happy ending in 2015

This week...there are hopes for a happy ending in 2015

This week...roll on the comforts of home

This week...roll on the comforts of home

This week...roll on the comforts of home

This week...I'm indulging in my favourite Christmas films and books

This week...I'm indulging in my favourite Christmas films and books

This week...I'm indulging in my favourite Christmas films and books

This week.. thank goodness for our local am dram societies

This week.. thank goodness for our local am dram societies

This week.. thank goodness for our local am dram societies

This week...we're watching TV as a family, thanks to Strictly Come Dancing

This week...we're watching TV as a family, thanks to Strictly Come Dancing

This week...we're watching TV as a family, thanks to Strictly Come Dancing

This week...grim times mean we're embracing some early Christmas spirit

This week...grim times mean we're embracing some early Christmas spirit

This week...grim times mean we're embracing some early Christmas spirit

This week...we experience a bit of a Christmas craze, thanks to Disney's Frozen

This week...I'm grateful to everyone who got in touch after my last column

This week...I'm grateful to everyone who got in touch after my last column

This week...I'm grateful to everyone who got in touch after my last column

This week...a family death raises questions about dementia

This week...a family death raises questions about dementia

This week...a family death raises questions about dementia

This week...we experience a personal tragedy

This week...we experience a personal tragedy

This week...we experience a personal tragedy

This week...The Apprentice sparks a debate on feminism

This week...The Apprentice sparks a debate on feminism

This week...The Apprentice sparks a debate on feminism

This week...we're drowning in 'stuff'

This week...we're drowning in 'stuff'

This week...we're drowning in 'stuff'

This week...the referendum prompts a personal bit of pondering about nationality

This week...the referendum prompts a personal bit of pondering about nationality

This week...the referendum prompts a personal bit of pondering about nationality

This week...it's good to talk

This week...we are doing our best to become morning people!

This week...we are doing our best to become morning people!

This week...we are doing our best to become morning people!

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