A lifestyle blog
Random, as it suggests!
One word. Yep, golf. I have never had a desire to play golf. Ever. My parents play it. Regularly. My husband plays it. Not as regularly as he would like, admittedly. But one of his birthday presents last year was golf club membership so it is safe to say he enjoys playing. Daughter’s boyfriend plays. Even daughter plays. And now I think about it, son and other daughter have
I have been following quite closely the story of Jon Platt who has taken his case about a term time holiday fine to the High Court. I was delighted he won the case this week and that the High Court has stated he doesn’t have a case to answer. Magistrates on the Isle of Wight had originally dismissed the case too but the Council took it to the High
Not you. I am not talking about you. You are lovely. I mean you as in society. And the right to think we can say what we like to anybody and to invade their private space. Following the BAFTAs on Sunday night I have followed the systematic destruction of one of our finest actresses: Sheridan Smith. A lady I adore. A lady who has really worn her
It is a few weeks now since I met up with Annie for a wander around Hinton Ampner, a National Trust house just outside Petersfield (in fact it is where we were when we stumbled upon Cheesefoot Head which I wrote about last month) . I hadn’t been to the house before but Annie knew it and is a big fan of the garden, and having been once I can
It hadn’t really struck me until recently how much I love music. Not playing it myself, I can’t play any musical instruments (a regret that I never learnt to play the piano. How cool to see one somewhere and just start an impromptu singalong?), but listening to music created by others. I have always known that music can affect my mood. It is hard to feel sad when Mr
is probably about right. If I started the London marathon now it would probably take me three years to do it. Not only because I would be stopping every ten seconds to photograph and instagram something but because, well, I am not Paula Radcliffe am I? Every year I decide to get up early and watch the London marathon. On the sofa Whilst eating a bacon bap I
I know, right? Fudge. With Snickers. I remember when Snickers were Marathons and I also remember when the London Marathon was the Mars London Marathon so in honour of me being old enough to remember old things yesterday being the day of the Marathon I came up with this little beauty. It might also have been a day that I made a momentous decision about the marathon. And about my
Spring has really sprung hasn’t it? It really makes a difference to be able to look up and see blue sky and fluffy clouds rather than grey skies and dark clouds. Everybody’s mood lifts too and people seem to be much more cheerful as they dash about doing their daily thing. And keen to be outside. Last weekend the queue for our local garden centre was huge! As
You might think it is because I am following some crazy diet plan one of the ladies is promoting. You would be wrong. You might think it is because I want to fit in to an outfit from one of their clothing lines so am starving myself until I do. Nope. Again, you would be wrong. The Real Housewives of Beverley Hills are making me fitter for a very
I’m sure there are a million interesting things about Stratford upon Avon. There have to be. It’s a lovely place. Here for a starter though are 23 that we learned our recent visit. Stratford upon Avon has been given lamp posts by councils and countries around the world. They line the streets and to be honest you probably wouldn’t notice unless you looked hard. There are actually three theatres in Stratford.
Social media is awash with a story that has been rumbling on for a couple of weeks now and it is proving, once again, that injunctions are making the UK privacy laws a joke. And making me ask what is the point of an injunction these days? I am clearly not talking about those that NEED them for their own safety, such as victims of domestic abuse. I am talking
If you don’t know about Trolley Bags, you really should. They are one of those inventions that make me kick myself and wonder why I didn’t invent them. The idea is very simple. Four bags, that stick together with velcro, the perfect size to sit in a supermarket trolley. Available in two sizes to fit either a shallow trolley or a deeper one. You simply