Never let your imagination run dry

I feel extremely grateful to be in the position to work from home and to be able to include my family into my work, especially my eldest son who is full to the brim of weird and wacky ideas that only a 5yr old would have. There have been a few times when I really have to pinch myself and make sure that I am not dreaming when an opportunity so special and fantastic arrives in my inbox, such as the chance to contribute and collaborate with 8 other inspiring bloggers to create a children's book with the help of illustrator Tom Percival and HP Instant Ink . One of my lifelong dreams is to publish a children's story book so being ask to be a part of this is almost like a dream come true and Mr A was equally excited, helping me with ideas along the way. The story is all about Harrison, his imaginary friend Hugo and an array of far out and fantastical zoo animals, so when it came to my contribution I wanted to include elements of all that my son loves, which is......

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Planning a Vacation The Safe, Sane and Smart Way

Me in Paris If you've had enough of the winter blues, it may just be time to cash in some of your hard earned vacation days. This article contains some handy tips you can use to make your vacation a sweet success. When it comes time to plan for your vacation travel, it's a wise idea to plan ahead in order to enjoy your trip. Planning for all of the possible hiccups and headaches that might come from traveling to a far off location is the best way to avoid serious trouble, especially if you are going to be visiting a foreign land that you don't have family or friends to guide you around in. A guard in Prague Be Sure To Choose A Safe Destination To Travel To Perhaps the first piece of advice that should be given to the modern traveler is the admonishment to choose a safe destination to travel to. You can browse the Internet to find plenty of safe locations that you can spend a relaxing vacation, free from all of your worries and cares, and without break......

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Wimbledon - A Summer Institution

Strawberries and cream, a perfect dish for Wimbledon ( image ) Ever since I can remember my mother, who was a Welsh expat living in South Africa at the time would by the "special Wimbledon newspaper" with the double page pullout that we would fill in every day to see who had made it through the next round. Even though Wimbledon is very much a British tradition, in South Africa it was very much apart of our lives to from a young age. Both my brother and I had tennis lessons when we were children, in fact my brother did quite well at club level and with the constant sun in South Africa you can imagine it's a very popular and accessible sport and both of us loved it and still have a game every now and than. Wimbledon to us was two weeks spent as a family, excited about the matches and keeping fingers crossed for the odd South African player to make it past the first two rounds at the tournament and even today I still get that same sense of excitement and antic......

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