We always knew the day would come when dad would have to move into a nursing home. From the outset his dementia has been a …
Nursing Care – Is This Our Last Home?
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Joe and Annie: Their Life in Ireland in the 1970’s
Joe and Annie were both born in the 1890’s. They never left home and never married. By the early 1970’s brother and sister, Joe and …
Spring Cleaning And The New You.
In spring we see our homes differently. After the darkness of winter it is a time to renew our relationship with our home. Suddenly, we …
Round The Houses With Sarah Beeny
Sarah Beeny In Round the Houses the property developer and broadcaster Sarah Beeny visits well known people in their homes. In a series of podcasts …
The Living Home Standard.
What is a living home standard? What do we need, want and deserve in our home? In 2016 the homeless charity Shelter, working together with British Gas, …
There Are Not Many Female Ministers.
Minister and manse. Whenever a Presbyterian minister moves to a church part of their call is that the manse comes with the job. The last …
I Slept On A Sofa – For Three Years.
I slept on a sofa – for three years I liked it because I had somewhere to put my head – and I wasn’t out on …
Women’s Aid: Family, Home and Refuge
When you have to leave the family home. Home is more than just a property that we own or rent, or a place to sleep …
In The Caravan You Have All Mod Cons.
Holidaying in a caravan. As a child I grew up through the ‘Troubles’ and every weekend we were away in the caravan somewhere. Somewhere beautiful …
A Story Is A Way Into Other People’s Lives.
A story makes us think: This could be us…. It could be me. In their shoes, what would I do? Storytelling gives us a new perspective. It …