How can mere footwear be behind – or at the sole of – such highs and lows of female experience?The symbolism and sexiness of divine heels is beyond doubt. We all know shoes are your friends whatever tricks the treacherous waistband might be up to. However, at the other end of the road is the […]
Is it time to send children out for a walk on the wild side?
How much freedom did you have as kids? I remember running about fields, climbing about rocks and fallen trees in steep glens, guddling in burns and hiding in woods. Only I’d kind of disregarded it as a foreign land or a distortion of my wishful imagination. Then, this week, Supersister and I took our Walking […]
First footing – with the coal, a few useful nuggets
New alias and a school-based panic
I’ve persuaded the lovely folk at stv.tv to clear a corner for me to blog about family matters, the telly and probably some other stuff. To kick things off, I’ve talked about the almightly flap I got in the day before the term started. I’m also looking for suggestions for things that might help. Click […]