Watching dough rise and other entertainments
Sometimes a gran has to be inventive. You see, at my son's house the tv and the internet... read more
Sometimes a gran has to be inventive. You see, at my son's house the tv and the internet... read more
'Quick, take your coat off and join us,' my grandson's teacher beckoned to him as he and... read more
'Woof woof woofety woof' came from outside – oh god. I know I've said it before ,but... read more
'I'm a little bit good at making houses of mud for fairies,' said my six-year-old grandson... read more
I lost my blood pressure pills the other day - the ones lots of us oldies take to keep us... read more
A faint sloshing noise was seeping through the blue squidgy stuff of my earplugs as I lay... read more
Have any other parents and grandparents noticed that their teenage girls' eyebrows,... read more
So the government wants to bring back grammar schools. Will that make for greater social... read more
Carmaggedon? No problem! We were heading for Brighton by car on Bank Holiday Saturday and... read more
I've got a new phone - it's gold and it's 4G, whatever that is, so state of the art, obvs.... read more
Sometimes I think I overdo things - I'd done a trio of Bisto gravies, as they'd say on... read more
It was too darn hot and they kept warning us oldies to be careful - optimistic they're... read more
Nice, Dallas, Turkey, Germany and more - every day something utterly awful happens which... read more
I opened the newspaper on Monday and there it was: 'Racist incidents: police called as... read more
'I want a dissecting kit for my birthday, gran,' said grandson, aged nearly six. Noooo - I... read more
Over the past couple of weeks in the papers there've been not one, not two, but three... read more
'I need something really important for my birthday party, gran,' said granddaughter 3... read more
I have to say that as I get older I'm finding that reading the paper or watching the news... read more
'Get this party started on a Saturday night, everybody's waiting for me to arrive,'... read more
Do working mums and dads know that their homes can be Temptation Central to their... read more
I've been wondering – is reviewing the past something that older folk, such as... read more