MY EMPTY NEST
March 4, 2022
After all the years of single parenting, my job is nearly done. My nest is empty. Again.
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AN HOUR AND A HALF LATE, RICHMOND THEATRE REVIEW
March 3, 2022
Richmond Theatre is currently hosting a very enjoyable hour and a half long play (with no interval) called “An Hour An A Half Late” with Griff Rhys Jones and Janie Dee. The set is a rather glamorous sitting room somewhere […]
Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child, at The Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre. Reviewed by John O’Brien:- Louise Bourgeois ought to be an inspiration to us all and it’s no wonder that Tracey Emin loves her. She didn’t start making art until […]
CLOCKTOWER HOTEL, MANCHESTER REVIEW
February 22, 2022
So having taken the wise decision not to stay with my son in his student house, I went for the opposite end of the scale and treated ourselves to a night at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel in the centre of Manchester. […]
MY PROUDEST PARENT MOMENT (SO FAR)
February 22, 2022
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 […]
LA BOHÈME REVIEW, THE COLISEUM – A MUST SEE!
February 8, 2022
My friend John O’Brien, who’s done a lot of reviews for me over the years, is now on the press list at The Coliseum. Below is his wonderful La Bohème Review by Puccini at The Coliseum. It’s such an evocative […]
BOB MARLEY EXHIBITION AT THE SAATCHI GALLERY REVIEW
February 8, 2022
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 […]
MY DAUGHTER’S ON THE DEAN’S LIST!!
February 4, 2022
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 […]
CHINESE NEW YEAR FAMILY GATHERING
February 3, 2022
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 […]
THE YEAR OF THE TIGER & 15 TIGER FACTS
January 31, 2022
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 […]
RELATIONSHIPS AFTER DIVORCE
January 26, 2022
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 […]
AGEIST INSTAGRAM ALGORITHMS
January 13, 2022
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 […]
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