Here’s what happens to me: I have a perfectly lovely chat with someone I like very much. There may be laughter and understanding. Then I hear something. It’s not my friend, it’s another voice. That voice says things like ‘she’s only saying that to be polite’ or ‘she doesn’t really think that it’s just you’re […]
Small screen drama – giving up TV
I don’t watch telly any longer. Not even Killing Eve, or Stranger Things or especially not Love Island. Let me explain. Time poor as I am, I turned to thinking about the things I use my precious minutes on. Obviously, there’s a chunk of time on teeth cleaning, showering, listening to the Archers and other […]
Where are older women hiding? A challenge…
I know it’s a bit of a joke – hit your middle years and you become invisible. No cat calls, no unwanted attention, in fact, no attention at all one way or the other. It’s a superpower of sorts – we can become anything we want, from spies to leaders of industry. So far, so […]
Scottish summertime health warning
School’s out. The sun’s out. The sky is blue. Birds are singing. Scotland’s tabloid journalists are rushing to tell us which exotic place it’s hotter than. (I just asked the Panther and it’s Morocco apparently. The streets are athrong with citizens enjoying the warm – like being on holiday, only you have to go to […]
When your macaroons all look like fannies
An old post, but they still look like hoohas. So there I was professionally looking at photos to see if they would be suitable for a website. As well as assessing for impact, emotional resonance and general prettiness, I was also trying to look at them from lots of other points of view. Would anyone […]