Barbara hadn't ever been camping before. At least, not properly with tents and portable facilities such as showers and a barbeque, but anything Barbara and Ian didn't know, Ian's brother would. With all of his army training, Tom had far more experience than Barbara could ever hope to have, so they shouldn't have to worry about being left hungry and ( Read more... )

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It was one of the weekends John stayed with a friend, and his parents had the house to themselves for doing more or less whatever they liked without having to stop to answer questions or ask John to take his bath and get ready for bed. Of course they loved John and missed him terribly when he went away for the weekend, but it was nice to just have ( Read more... )

Life Number four

It had been a beautiful Saturday. So much so, that Barbara wanted to convince Ian to come and do his work with her at the local park. They could have taken a picnic and sat on a rug in the shade of a tree but Ian had slept in or something similar, and by the time he answered the telephone, Barbara was about to start getting ready for their evening ( Read more... )

Barbara's eyes slowly opened enough to squint a little at the streaks of morning light across the bedroom ceiling. She stretched, cat-like, pointing her toes and reaching up toward the headboard. As she sat up, pushing away the covers a little, Barbara noticed that Ian was nowhere to be seen. It was a curious thing because he was often the last ( Read more... )

Settling into the Detention room. again

Barbara was trying her hardest not to waddle as she walked home from the bus stop. It was difficult balancing groceries and a growing child, but she made it to the front door of her home without stumbling or over balancing, or dropping anything, which was counted as a success. She was happy to have made it home, too. For one thing, the bus was 10 ( Read more... )

DISCLAIMER: These are my thoughts on the character, as developed through fan fiction, role play, fan art, novelisations and the show itself. I will try and add links to specific parts of her canon, especially where the ideas aren't mine, or where threads have resulted in something which I have then used as a canon point ( Read more... )

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