No words can describe watching the horrific unfolding of events of last night when a suicide bomber killed 22 people and injured over 50 at a concert in Manchester. I was watching it from A & E where I was with my son, who was eventually diagnosed with a fractured […]
Spent yesterday at the London Rugby 7’s at the home of rugby in Twickenham. Spent today recovering. It was an interesting day, mostly not about rugby. Everyone was dressed up – especially the men and nobody appeared to be watching the games particularly avidly. It’s a similar atmosphere to the […]
I have just found out about a new device called “Canary” that I know some parents are finding hugely useful in tracking the whereabouts of their children in the house when they’re not in. I assume these above mentioned parents haven’t specifically told their children it’s been installed for that […]
It was a few years ago now that my two brother’s and I went on an unexpected adventure, honouring our father’s dying wish to have his ashes scattered at the Victoria Falls. I wrote a number of different blog posts, including Zambia and Zambia, the last great wilderness with a […]
Come on young people – we need a revolution and QUICKLY. We are in danger of losing the most important members of society at this most crucial time. Huge decisions are going to be made in the next five years including how Brexit is going to work. It is the […]
It is not only the justice system that needs to be totally revised when it comes to divorce, but the whole issue of raising children. I would love to see the unpaid “caring” work that women (or men) do, both in the UK and globally be given a clear value, […]
There appears to be a new healthy trend emerging on “pro-ageing” rather than “anti-ageing”. “Midlifers” seems to be the new term of choice and I’m happy with that. It makes us sound pretty cool and frankly real. It’s all very well saying “age is but a number” and “you’re only […]
In a combined attempt to merge an enjoyable evening with some charity fundraising I hosted “An Evening of Gin” at my house with the launch of a new gin on the market called “Seven Sisters”, produced by some friends of mine. Inspired and named after the Seven Sisters cliffs, one […]
VIVE LA FRANCE!! A triumph for France, Europe and civilisation as we know it as independent centrist Macron wins by a long way even if the far right vote is at a historic high and surprisingly the turnout for the vote was the lowest in 40 years. What a relief […]
There was an article in The Times last week entitled “Girls unhappy, stressed and addicted to web” which I am puzzled about and I think it should have been titled “British girls are the most ambitious and driven girls in the world”. So I am redressing the balance. The report […]
There are constantly new dating rules in the world of online dating and it is now such a competitive space that singles are even paying experts to advise them and flirt for them. Not sure this is the way forward for me, because, whilst I’m not ruling it out, a […]
MY FAMILY AFFAIRS UPDATE My children are all currently performing the death-defying act of living in the real world without me. My firstborn is in Berlin for the weekend, the second back at university for her final furlong and the third is simply out and about, crossing roads and taking […]
