A crowd of us went to see the new Napoleon film by Ridley Scott yesterday and I think we all enjoyed it. There were a few complaints about the lack of correct historical detail – for example apparently he didn’t […]
The joy of walking with girlfriends started for me as soon as I was able to get rid of all my children for long enough to take an hour out and get into the park. In the early days it […]
In amongst all the birthday celebrations of the last few weeks of November was obviously Remembrance Day. My aunt posted a photo of the man she had been married to for just a year before he had a terrible accident […]
In November and December we celebrate three out of four birthdays in our little family and I’m not sure why (suspect it’s my fault), but they always seem to bleed over at least a week or more, so it’s busy! […]
Driving Madeleine, a film by Christian Carion is a subtitled love letter to Paris starring Line Renaud (Call My Agent) and Danny Boon (Welcome to the Sticks). Line Renaud plays Madeleine, an exquisitely beautiful and ballsy 92 year old woman […]
I thought I’d do a quick Family Affairs update, for the record, before we get into the business of November (many birthdays) and December (many parties). I officially now have VERY old children…my daughter turned TWENTY EIGHT this week – […]
MAKEUP FOR OLDER SKIN Anyone else confused about what are the “best” products to use when the skin on your face starts fraying around the edges a little? (Not to mention the skin on your neck, knees, stomach and arms). […]
Apparently wine isn’t good for “women of a certain age” and we should “drink wine in moderation”. I know that it wasn’t good for us before we got to a certain age, but I’m from a generation who had parents […]
Farm Hall, Katherine Moar’s debut play has come to Richmond Theatre, following its London opening earlier this year and is playing all week. The play is set in a rather shabby room in a country house where some of Germany’s […]
It’s World Menopause Day on the 18th October and I wanted to just say a huge thank you to all the women currently shining a light on the subject of menopause in an open and engaging way. Helping to raise […]
A VOYAGE ROUND MY FATHER, by John Mortimer Richard Eyre’s production of A Voyage Round My Father is currently showing at Richmond Theatre and feels like a bit of a love letter to his friend John Mortimer – they were […]
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY 10/10/23 World Mental Health Day is a day to raise awareness of mental health problems. I just want to acknowledge this day in light of my last post on a fellow parent blogger’s death MY TRIBUTE […]
