Cover story: which do you prefer? I know lots of lovely Facebook chums and Twitter pals have already given me their thoughts, I thought you might like to do so too.  The book is almost finished (honest, Ms Publisher) just a few revisiony tweaks and, hopefully, it’s done. So, now, and you can’t imagine how […]

Things I learned from the Sky + box packing in. My mild inconvenience is someone else’s disaster.The Sky + box stopped working this week. This means there was no way to get the hundreds of channels normally available into the telly in the sitting room. There are radios in almost every room, a digibox in […]

Do you ever get the feeling that the X Factor and their ilk are more a showcase of unbridled emotion than anything else? They should offer prizes for sobbing, wailing, yelping, squealing and leaping up and down like a puppy. With a special award for winning head-tilts. I’m tired of seeing fake-tanned faces weeping onto […]

I was taking Boy One to youth club on Monday evening. The sun was shining, but low down so dust motes sparkled, the day was more or less under control and all was well. Boy One was talking about Walkers Crisps and their Flavour Cup range. In case you haven’t noticed, and if you’re over […]

Things I’ve learned from my children today. Competition is hard-wired. Boy Two had Little Friend D over to play yesterday during the jolly polling day holiday. The boys had a lot of noisy and violent fun together. Over supper the conversation turned to whose dad had gone higher up the Eiffel Tower. “Mine went to […]