Middle-aged bingo It’s a bit chilly this morning I hope it rains – the garden needs it Aren’t the hawthorns lovely? Did you remember to take the chicken out of the freezer? I need my reading glasses Have you been to the loo? Can you believe it’s June already? What did I come upstairs […]
Middle age in evidence again this week
There was a moment of anxiety last week when someone started talking about Wattpad – an online community for readers and writing. A hot new young adult writer was discovered there, there being somewhere I didn’t even know existed. A bit like finding out all the best holidays happened in Spanbados or Costaland or somewhere. […]
Why middle-aged women make the best spies
James Bond’s time is up, MI5 has come to its senses. British spy bosses have announced that they’re keen to recruit more middle-aged women to the ranks of the intelligence agencies. More? It’s hard to see where they might fit among the well-cut suits, rippling biceps and broodingly mysterious strangers. Do you notice many […]