Sigh. Groan.Sigh.“I’m depressed.”“What’s up?”“Liverpool lost/ interest rates have gone up/ my party dress doesn’t fit any more/ I’ve got grey hair/ SNP can’t afford their promises/ it’s nearly Christmas/ Scotland are playing international football soon/ the Spice Girls are reuniting/ Ulrika’s up the duff again. Never mind, let’s have another gin.”It happens quite often – […]

Luciano Pavarotti died this week at 71. Fans of every stripe lined up to offer suitable tributes. An enormous talent who will be missed.My strongest emotion was one of resentment. Pavarotti’s family – his widow Nicoletta and daughters Lorenza, Christina, Guilian and Alice – had him for six more years than we had Dad. I […]

At the moment my life is one long Lenor ad. I am very very happy with my new washing machine – it gets things clean, they smell nice and they dry quickly. Eventually, I zealously believe, the eczema will go too.

Last Saturday my sister and her girlfriend celebrated their civil partnership. What a lovely day!The picture’s by Rowan who’s five.