Sheree Murphy in Tiffany Rose Post in association with Tiffany Rose.I know she is beautiful, has a devoted hero husband and pretty much anything she wants, but I feel a bit sorry for Kate Duchess of Cambridge. First of all, she’s barely allowed to puke in private. Hospitalised for extreme morning sickness, the poor woman is […]
It’s bloody rubbish being a grown up
Look, over there. The grass is greener Once upon a time adulthood couldn’t come fast enough – no one to say ‘eat your spuds’, ‘it’s time for bed’. Suiting yourself – short skirts, makeup, joining CND, choosing when you wake up. Now I live among the grown ups all the time. I’ve joined their gang. […]
What’s next year’s challenge going to be?
Nativity: The mother and father of bad manners
Today was Boy Two’s Christmas show and for another year the festive spirit was somewhat flattened by the rudeness of a few parents. At our primary the Christmas show takes place on three consecutive mornings to accommodate everyone. The format is fairly fixed. Nursery first for two songs, then a couple of numbers each from […]
Junior bake off – my boy says shoo to the pastry bicycle
Boy One with James Morton There was much excitement this Sunday. There was a celebrity in our midst. You could tell something was happening by the number of people whose casual weekend morning attire was arranged with feverish precision.And the reason for all this tastefully styled Boden… the BBC Great British Bake Off runner up James […]
Are you ready for Christmas? Money saving tips
Santa cuts back on reindeer Don’t you just hate that question? It’s like “have you been on holiday yet?” or “is it your day off?” from the hairdresser. A stupid question that no one really wants to hear the answer to. Especially, it seems, when your answer is: “Yes thanks. I haven’t really got much […]
Royal prank – horrible story but no one committed murder
No one dialed for murder And not even nearly… The news that the nurse who was taken in by prank calling Australian DJ’s may have committed suicide is truely awful. Not least because she leaves two teenage children. But there’s a savage noise building. It’s the sound of howls of indignation and outrage as Tweeters […]
Bon Voyage to Sir Ranulph Fiennes as he starts his coldest journey
Sir Ranulph Fiennes Mad as a box of frogs. Bonkers and batty. It’s easy to find words to describe the 68-year-old man who is on his way to Antarctica to embark on the Coldest Journey on Earth. Sir Ranulph Fiennes is attempting to cross Antarctic in winter. It will take him, and six colleagues, around […]