Two weeks later. Same M&S Cossie, same ocean… but things couldn’t have been more different.I wonder the bods on the nudist beach the previous week looked at me with the same mix of curiosity and puzzlement as I looked at the women in their abayat and niqab. I was the most underdressed woman by some […]

Boy Two held his sixth birthday party yesterday – an elaborate affair with dinosaurs and a pinata. There was, of course, a cake. Prevously we’d set out to choose the cake – T-Rex, Bart Simpson, football. The choices were endless.As we pulled into the supermarket car park he asked: “Can I have a gun cake?”“What […]

Rhydian I-was-robbed-on-X-Factor Roberts swaggered down a tropical beach towards waiting photographers recently. The talented young singer posed and showed off his hard-earned muscles.Fine figure of a man.. no?He has clearly has decided not to spray himself with pretend tan or rip out his chest hairs. And I don’t blame him on either count. Why then […]

Dear DaveThanks very much for your nice letter last week.I’m sorry to hear you’re having trouble finding things. I know the feeling, I’ve absolutely no idea where I put the Christmas tree base when I put it away in January. Still it was nice of you to let me know, especially as you seem so […]

If you were anything like me as an idealistic new parent, you will have looked into your darling child’s deep limpid eyes and promised you would be the best you could. That would have included opening your infant to as broad a range of – safe – experiences as you could to teach and widen […]