Finding a home for your elderly parents

Perhaps this is not the most conventional of reading matter for The Family Grapevine, but we are aware that many of our readers are at that stage of their lives where they have to take on the additional role of finding suitable housing for their elderly parents. When I heard about the latest Government report on this subject, I thought it would make interesting reading for those of you in this position, trying to make sense of the alien world of retirement housing.

Mothers say…

Eight out of ten mums admit they have ‘turned into their mothers’ – by using tried and tested adages to deal with their kids, it was revealed on Friday. Researchers found ‘Because I said so’ and ‘Wait and see’ are the most common retorts fired at the children along with ‘If someone asked you to jump off a cliff, would you do it?’ ‘It’ll end in tears’ and ‘who’s she, the cat’s mother?’, also emerged as common answers to annoying questions.

Fancy A Free Makeover?

Fancy A Free Makeover? Schwarzkopf are searching for real women looking for a transformation (of hair, body and mind) to take part in their campaign for a brand new hair care brand.

MOTIVATING Mum launches nationwide mentoring initiative for businessmums

A mentoring scheme to support businessmums across the UK is being launched in the New Year by Allison Price, founder of Motivating Mum. This exciting new initiative will enable mums ...

Good News For Polar Bears

Good News For Polarbears is an ingenious free local recycling website that combines the best features of Freecycle and eBay. It lets people recycle things they no longer need by ...

Are you SAD?

According to latest figures released by light therapy expert, Lumie1, an estimated one in four people in the UK are thought to suffer from either Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) or ...