There have been many proudest parent moments in my life since having children. Their first smile, first time they stood up and walked, learnt to ride bicycles, watching them interact with other people, exam results (not all of them) and […]
We went to see the global debut of the “One Love Experience” – the new immersive Bob Marley exhibition yesterday at The Saatchi Gallery that’s on until the 18th April. All the more poignant because it was his birthday and […]
For many, the last 18 months has been a horrendous experience and in some cases it continues to be so. There are those who are still grieving, those who are still angry or sad, those with long Covid, many who […]
I feel sorry for the Chinese this Chinese New Year because they’ve been restricted from seeing their families. Before the Coronavirus, China’s lunar New Year holiday was the largest annual movement of people on earth as the country’s nearly 300 […]
Kung Hei Fat Choy for The Year of The Tiger, that starts on Tuesday this week. In China the Tiger is indisputably the king of animals. In Chinese astrology he possesses a divine armour, his marvellous striped robe. He is […]
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 relationships after divorce and felt […]
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 […]
