We have just had our annual dose of The Hay Festival in Wales. Our sixth year in a row. Always guaranteed to surprise, delight and challenge – you get to see a huge range of talks on virtually every subject […]
My stress levels runneth over as my children set off to danger zones around the world. Today TWO of my children are off the the Notting Hill Carnival and my 14 year old is probably at the Full Moon Party […]
I have just finished “The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt and would thoroughly recommend it. It is a rare luxury in this day and age to be able to find the time to read a full sized novel in less than […]
I have just finished “David & Goliath” by Malcolm Gladwell, a book described as being about “Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants”. Rarely have I read a book that carried such resonance in our brave new world and […]
My son has been to way too many festivals this summer. He’s currently in Croatia hopefully having survived a four day party at Outlook. I haven’t heard from him – I hope he’s OK. The last festival he went to […]
What a wonderful couple of days I’ve had. Last minute decision with a friend to zoom down to The Hay Festival in Wales. My children went to stay with their father and I had a two day window of opportunity. […]
I said I”M BACK NOW!!!! Typical. Now you’ve all gone away. DAY 2 of holiday diary: The weather is glorious and there doesn’t appear to be anything at all in the sea that is either going to eat you or […]
I’m taking my youngest child to the local library in a minute so that he can do some revision for a history and geography test. Not because we need to find the answers in books, but because he enjoys the […]
