How do you self isolate if you’re a single parent? It’s just not feasible. So I’ve dropped off supplies to my mother who lives on her own. Family members have now been asked to stop all routine visits. Is Mother’s […]
MORE MONEY FOR POTHOLES….YAY (and other infrastructure) GET RID OF THE TAMPON TAX…YAY (about bloody time – excuse the pun) NO INCREASE IN WINE TAX…YAY (we’re going to need that – even if we can’t drink it all together like […]
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo is going to go far and wide. It should be read by everyone..put on every school and university reading list to help understand modern day Britain in all it’s glory and shame. It speaks […]
“KEEP CALM AND STOP BUYING LOO ROLLS” is the message from my mother. She is wondering why everyone is panic-buying loo rolls to avoid the Coronavirus lockdown when quite clearly it’s copious boxes of wine that are required to get […]
Went to a really interesting talk last week between Daniel Levitin and Camilla Cavendish (who wrote the brilliant book “Extra Time”) all about ageing and how to live longer, better. They called it “80 Is The New 30”. A guide […]
The coronavirus has the potential to do a huge amount of damage to societies. Here in the UK we are in that very fine line between keeping a cool and level head, carrying on with our lives and our work […]
Apparently, a record number of people took driver awareness courses for motoring offences instead of taking fines and penalty points on their licences last year. Well why wouldn’t they? No one wants to risk losing their licence through lack of […]
“Blithe Spirit”, a comic play about death and the afterlife by Noël Coward is currently showing at Richmond Theatre, prior to moving to the West End from the 5th March to the 11th April at The Duke Of York Theatre. […]
Happy Valentine’s Day…. hope you all had a lovely day. I went for a lovely walk with a girlfriend and found these delicious Valentine’s cheesecakes along the way and then spent the evening with a crowd of friends dancing wildly […]
“Blood Brothers”, created by Willy Russell (who also created Shirley Valentine and Educating Rita) has become iconic and has a cult following. It has been all over the world and yet manages to stay true to it’s Liverpudlian heritage, with […]
HAPPY 02/02/2020 DAY! A palindrome of a day that won’t be repeated for another thousand years! Last one was 900 years ago on the 11/11/1111. Today is also the 33rd day of the year with 333 days left to go! […]
Tomorrow we will be Over and Out from the EU. Friday 31st January 2020 at 11pm is going to be just the beginning, not the end. It’s been a strange period of accepting the decision and letting go since Boris […]
