Seasonal nostalgia

As the last few days of 2014 dribble out, like the dregs of champagne from an empty bottle, I want to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year! Thank you once again for all your support and most importantly for dipping into this blog every now and then. Without your readership, there would be little point in taking to my keyboard each week and airing my thoughts online.

Credit: William Lam

So put your feet up in front of a roaring fire, crack open the liqueur (my favourite Xmas tipple has got to be Baileys on ice) and enjoy the holidays! 

And, in case you are looking for some light entertainment, I am including a list of my most popular blog posts in 2014.

Until next year,
Emma x

Top picks

Bottling sunshine
A lament about about my children growing up 

Stormy weather in Henley
The UKIP councillor who linked flooding to God's apparent wrath over same-sex marriage

The agonies of interior design
My ineptitude at choosing paint

In the eye of the beholder
Hermaphrodite Mum ponders the beauty myth

Let there be this
Remembering my nana, two years on

Mummy's on her soapbox again
An Author's Notebook is shortlisted for a 'Brilliance in Blogging' award

Lessons from nature
Standing out from the crowd

Packing a bag with love
Saying goodbye to a child

In a bit of a pickle...
What did I do to my dog?