I’m so glad that Cruise International magazine has come out at last, partly because it’s always lovely to have an article in print, and partly because I can now tell you all about our super-swanky holiday this summer. We went on a six star (yes, six! Five stars are just soooo low rent, you know) …
Well, another friend’s daughter has gone off to university today. When I popped round yesterday, there was a huge pile of all her worldly goods – all the ones wanted on this part of her voyage, anyway – by the front door. Among them was a pin board with a picture of one of her …
It felt rather glamorous and grown up to be flying off to Stockholm on Friday night with no children with us at all. We hadn’t got rid of them on purpose, but all four were otherwise engaged – something which is bound to happen more and more. We even flew Ryan Air, which as anyone …
Take up a hobby – preferably one that requires a lot of equipment. This way you can do the actual hobby (dressmaking, a really complicated fitness routine) in one child’s room, while storing all the essential bits and bobs you need for it in another child’s room. Hey presto, the house is all filled up …
It’s been very odd, this week, not having a child to prepare for the back-to-school frenzy. For years, our summers have been punctuated by searches for the perfect pencil case, the must-have new ink pen (such excitement when the girls were promoted from pencils to the wonders of a nib), the backpack that everyone else’s …
If you notice a few bleary eyes this morning, don’t be surprised. A large part of the nation has been celebrating victory – Helen Titchener has been found not guilty in The Archers. Woohoo! Of course, most of the jubilation happened at 8pm last night. Unfortunately, I decided to become addicted to The Archers a …
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We were really lucky to get almost the last tickets to the Young Vic’s huge smash hit, Yerma, starring Billie Piper – although you can queue for returns at the theatre from 6.30 pm, 1.30pm for matinees. As the theatre is based in The Cut close to Waterloo and the South Bank, it’s a …
Ok, I’m going to do you all a massive favour today, and tell you a secret about backs. You know when they tell you to bend your knees when you lift something, to avoid slipped discs and general agony? Well, yes, that does work, but there’s something better. I discovered it this summer after sitting …
One person’s ‘oddball indie comedy film’ is another’s melancholy tale spiked with tragedy, as Child One, Child Two and I found out yesterday while watching Weiner Dog. It’s been getting five star rave reviews in all my favourite papers so, fresh from the triumph of Ghostbusters, we were all set for another feel good summer …