It’s not unusual for me to wonder what I'll write about each week but it is rare for me to worry that I won’t have time to write anything at all. This week I have been home alone while my family are variously away on holiday or busy working in London pressing through the throng of people queuing … [Read more...] about A Worthwhile Use Of Time
Relationships
Notable Death
Opening the front door bleary-eyed on the morning of the night before my sister stands with an unusually serious look on her face. "Have you heard the news?" "No, what?" "Princess Diana is dead." It was the day after my birthday and just a handful of months following the death of my … [Read more...] about Notable Death
Cake & Ice Cream
It was my birthday earlier this week and so naturally I've been thinking a lot about cake and ice cream. Last year, I told my children that I really wanted something as close as possible to the cones I used to get from the "Mr Whippy" van that came along our road. So we drove to Mcdonald's for a … [Read more...] about Cake & Ice Cream
Selfie Ick
I'm telling my daughter about an article I read charting the rise of the "ick" and how its bewildering randomness can destroy what looked like perfectly good relationships. "How can you stop finding someone attractive just because of the way they chase after a ping pong ball?" She … [Read more...] about Selfie Ick
The Cruelty Of Male Bonding
We're eating outside in the warmth of the early summer evening while the puppy flits between digging up the raised beds and sticking her head into the honeysuckle playing fast and loose with the bees. My son and his girlfriend are discussing a mutual friend who has contracted scabies and is … [Read more...] about The Cruelty Of Male Bonding