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Royal Mail postal strike in UK is going to cause chaos this winter.

It looks like the UK is going to be beset by a postal strike by the Royal Mail, read about it on the BBC website. The timing is not a coincidence as we are entering the autumn and winter holidays season, which is the busiest time for Christmas Cards, Gift deliveries on top of the general mail. The Royal Mail is about to put up its prices as (rea… Continue

Added by Katie Davies on October 8, 2009 at 4:22am — 1 Comment

An Uninvited Easter Guest

Ask a person what animal they associate with Easter and chances are it will be a bunny or a chick. For me, it is a mouse. When I was nine years old my mother decided to put on a bumper Easter lunch. The family had scattered after the Christmas season so it would be the first gathering of the whole clan- our family of five and both sets of grandparents for a while. Easter week was a perfect spring postcard. The blossoms were budding on the branches in our garden by the sea and a little snail of… Continue

Added by Katie Davies on March 24, 2009 at 3:30am — No Comments

Mother’s Day Memories

It makes me smile to think that during my first infant years, when my mother’s mothering was it its most intense, I was at my most oblivious! But a few years on, as a little girl testing my independence, I hope I made up for it with handmade gifts and wobbly dishes of sugary treats. The night before Mother’s Day, my father might come home with a bunch of flowers or a box of chocolates elaborately hidden beneath his coat, which he then smuggled into the house. It was my cue to set to work in my… Continue

Added by Katie Davies on February 28, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Send your sweetheart a Valentine's Day E-card

Valentine's Day is that day of the year for you to let your heart take control of your head and do something romantic! Make your sweetheart feel special and celebrate the most powerful emotion on earth, love.