A few years ago I wrote a post called “Love at First Sight for the over 50’s” all about how love at first sight happens more often, the older you get. I wasn’t totally convinced about this and felt it possibly […]
I’ve only just noticed how ageist my Instagram algorithms are and I’m LIVID. The other night I commented to my daughter that I seemed to be getting a lot of suggested posts on grey hair. She had a looked and […]
So this time, I really don’t think Johnson is going to manage to avoid the shit hitting the fan. “Partygate” has emerged and this time the invitation was sent by his principal private secretary, Martin Reynolds to apparently around 100 […]
HAPPY NEW YEAR! I was planning to give up wine and just drink gin all month for Dry Ginuary and maybe champagne so that I could argue that I’m allowed to drink things that have fizz, but I’ve already failed, […]
HAPPY BELATED CHRISTMAS TO ANYONE READING THIS. Now we are in the much needed quiet zone between Christmas and New Year, with many of us slightly befuddled that our New Year’s Eve plans are allowed to go ahead. No doubt […]
The anagram of OMICRON = NO CRIMBO was the funny little meme being sent around a couple of weeks ago when we weren’t quite aware that it was going to be true. It won’t be “No Christmas” of course, but […]
I’m stuck at home today feeling horrible. Incidentally, it’s my wedding anniversary – which I think I can still say, seeing as it was my only wedding, even if our marriage didn’t survive. We would have been celebrating our 32nd […]
My brother took his children to review Cinderella, the pantomime currently showing at Richmond Theatre (they’re aged eight and ten year’s old):- When your kids are little there’s nothing quite like a good old fashioned panto to mark the start […]
What a joy it was to see the Stereophonics perform on Monday night in one of my favourite London venues. We couldn’t quite believe it when we heard they were playing at The Shepherd’s Bush Empire, a small, intimate space […]
The hairy season is about to end (thank god) but it’s not too late to donate to all those impressive human beings that have allowed their facial hair to grow freely and run wild this November. I’ve loved seeing all […]
After three years of closure, the wonderful Courtauld Gallery has reopened in London. Situated in the stunning Somerset House, on the North side of Waterloo Bridge, on The Strand – it’s a joy to behold. Their permanent collection contains a […]
Patricia Hodge and Nigel Havers make a fabulous partnership in Coward’s dazzling comic masterpiece; Private Lives. This is the inaugural show for The Nigel Havers Theatre Company, which is currently touring the country with a wonderful line-up of theatrical gems, visiting […]
