Theoretically being trapped in a tin box with hundreds of strangers for hours on end is exactly the kind of thing to fill me with horror. No escape, no alternative and no chance of doing my own thing. And I’ll admit as we boarded the gigantic Princess Seaways in Newcastle I was somewhat apprehensive. We […]
It takes all sorts
Who’s the daddy?
It’s Father’s Day. In our house there were hand-made cards and a breakfast picnic hastily reconvened at the kitchen range because of the downpour. On social media, dads were bragging, families posting about gatherings and long-gone fathers fondly remembered. What can I add about dads, today? I miss my dad, he inspired my first ever […]
How to have a productive weekend
Book review – Paris Kiss by Maggie Ritchie
There’s ever such a slight downward plunge in the spirits when I learn that a friend has got a publishing deal. Mostly it’s nothing more than garden variety envy. Green-eyed jealousy that they’ve done it and I haven’t got my act together/the talent. Ho hum. There’s also that extra weight to the sinking that comes from the […]