It’s more than two weeks since the kids tumbled off the school bus full of Santa-fueled excitement. Since then they have consumed their body weights several times over in nutritionally impoverished but tasty junk, created a mountain of empty present wrappers as high as the now-very-bald Christmas tree and nearly finished the Simpsons X-box game.Why, […]

Shoes v tasty looking men – the dilemma’s as old as that hoary chestnut sex v chocolate. Isn’t it?Hats off to Gilette’s advertising people who sent me an email urging me to visit www.giftforthegirls.com yesterday. I laughed so much I nearly bought a razor. I’m trying really hard to muster some sort of feminist outrage […]

Hot foot from Stobo where sister, mother and I had some high-quality, quality time.And what a fabulous place it is – all hushed tones and proper pampering. Park your brain at the door and just enjoy having your chi unbunged, your lymphatic system flushed and your chakras aligned – not to mention having your wrinkles […]

Before I start, I’d like to state the the Panther of News is the only man for me and he is without doubt very attractive, clever and funny. And he shares a certain weary sexiness with that chap in the new Rebus. Now I’ll begin…How much of the ubiquitous Mr Ramsay is showbiz-y artifice and […]

Apparently Boris Johnson’s favourite word is carminative – which is to do with relieving the effects of flatulence. Interesting choice.