A Sunday ponder: International Women’s Day. What’s it all about? Of course I’m in support, why wouldn’t I be? Obviously, it’s important and, without doubt, the rights of women, their safety and equality should be at the top of everyone’s agenda. There are women and girls in the world who can’t get education, who are […]
What would make this country the best in the world to bring up children?
Glasgow’s Riverside museum – fabulous and free We all want the very best upbringing for our children. Of course we do. It goes without saying that along with the stretchmarks and eye bags we get a built in urge to try our hardest to make this happen. Often this journey is one of impossible riddles […]
Postcard from Austria – it’s time to sack our national nanny
There’s a bit of a myth about European Union rules – the dull men in grey suits decide that we can’t have haggis, bent bananas or certain types of stinky cheese. Legend has it they’re out to stop our fun, destroy our self expression and generally annoy everyone. This week I’ve learned that the grey-suited […]
Dial S for subtext
No sweat, the aerobics learning curve.
Things I’ve learned from going to exercise classes. I was there yesterday – leaping up and down like a good ’un – wearing a look of grim determination and some sweat. I suppose I must enjoy classes, I’ve been doing them long enough, but I really hate that big mirror. There’s just nowhere else to […]