Our Halki holiday was all the more special because of the stress of getting there. Despite all the red tape and millions of forms to fill in and the cost of all the tests (although not too many as it’s […]
How many of us are brave enough to be travelling overseas this summer with all the uncertainties involved? Not only all the horror stories of those having to isolate in horrible locations for weeks on end with awful food or […]
My baby boy is TWENTY ONE!!! OMG how did that happen? His birthday is on the 7th July and this year it happened to coincide with the Euro semi final between England and Denmark. Little did we know it would […]
For World Elephant Day on 12th August, I’d like to share with you the work of a lovely young artist called Letitia Cookson who I met a few years ago. She has put a little art journal together, all about […]
I’m feeling very stressed. It’s my son’s 21st birthday on Wednesday and he’s having 30 friends in the garden (as per the rules). Little did I know when I confirmed the event that I was also going to have to […]
A group of us hosted a hen night for a second wedding for one of our close friends last weekend. It was difficult to know how to get the right balance. She has four children who we wanted to ensure […]
So my daughter had her last exam for her Masters degree yesterday. My mother had asked me to visit, but I’d told her that I needed to stay in so that I could manage any disturbances on my daughter’s behalf […]
One of the regular conversations I’m having with my friends of late is about relocating once the children have left home. I suspect this discussion is typical of our 50 + age group, but it has been brought forward by […]
Will we make it to the all-time summer of love this year? It won’t be the same without Glastonbury, but the mood is definitely in the air. Boris and Carrie have managed to have theirs. Here’s one of my favourite […]
Why is it that as one gets older you tend to start enjoying gardening more? I guess it’s as simple as slowing down to (literally) smell the roses. Lockdown has of course assisted this slower, more appreciative approach to nature’s […]
I think I managed to hit the peak of my professional Pilates career during my Zoom class for my friends this week. We were in the middle of doing the side plank and I had my phone in front of […]
I found it strangely fascinating watching the Friend’s Reunion and have been thinking about the process of “growing old gracefully” ever since. Of course they still all look great, they were all beautiful people in the first place, but it […]
