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It looked like a kind of wet Dante's Inferno, a watery underworld filled with the loud... read more
It looked like a kind of wet Dante's Inferno, a watery underworld filled with the loud... read more
As I've got older, finding a toilet has taken on a more dominant role in my life. This has... read more
I'm fuming – no, not about the wall-to-wall footy and tennis on the tele playing havoc... read more
Ok, a lot has been written about so-called 'British values' lately but, sorry, I'm going... read more
I've had it big time with that song from Frozen – morning, noon and bloody night, my... read more
Do other working mums and dads, like my daughter, find their parents a little low key when... read more
Do other grandparents find the morning school run a bit of a challenge? It's not the... read more
My big sister and her husband call themselves The Twearlies – they arrive too early... read more
I've always thought that if you have the opportunity to stay with friends or family in... read more
I'm back in Bariloche, Argentina, with my son and his family and I'm trying out my... read more
My blood would be boiling if I wasn't on the blood pressure pills. First, following a... read more
Did you know that 6th October was Silver Sunday? 'A celebration of older residents and... read more
The other weekend I went on an outing with my daughter, her partner and the four... read more
Granddaughter 2 (aged 10) arrived for her sleepover with her hair a subtle shade of red (a... read more
Granddaughter 3 (aged 8) is the quintessential Queen of Sleepovers – she has a vast... read more
Recently I went to a concert at the grandchildren’s school with my ex husband, my... read more
Well I never, the Government has applied logic and seen reason and withdrawn their... read more
Well, we weren’t aiming for Paraguay, just Ross-on-Wye. For two nights in a Premier Inn.... read more
As half term approached the grandchildren were looking forward to a well-earned rest from... read more
A man of a bygone age, my partner likes to have ‘the right equipment for the job’... read more
When my partner and I were in Buenos Aires on the way back from seeing my son, his wife... read more