A very wise friend once told me that children can put up with a huge amount of suffering as long as they are loved. I'm a mum. I get all kinds of things wrong, as lots of parents do; I shrink favourite T shirts, I inflict all kinds of vegetables which have to be... Continue Reading →
Things that haven’t changed since ’I were a lad’: ... People saying “when I were a lad, you could buy a three piece suit for £20 ”. (Only in those days, they used to say “when I were a lad, you could buy a suit for 10/6”). ... People saying “when I were a lad,... Continue Reading →
Can baby giraffes sing? We started the Beacon Gospel Choir eight years ago, as we and some others within our community felt the need of an antidote for two mile per hour hymns on Sunday mornings and we were looking to inject a little more life. As I invited people to join us, I quickly discovered... Continue Reading →
Just next door around the world... I’d like to introduce you to two of my children. Their names are Musa and Anahi and they are thirteen and eleven years old respectively. Musa lives in Tanzania with his Grandmother who is a subsistence farmer; his mother died of HIV/AIDS when he was seven years old, we... Continue Reading →
Did I mention my son?... The story behind our song, Christmas Lady. Click here to listen to Christmas Lady: I'm a mother like many mothers, and it would probably be fair to say that I am disproportionately delighted with my child. You've probably met one like me at parties; we're tiresomely obsessed with our little darlings... Continue Reading →
The Blog of Penny Lyon 