Ah August, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways…… Exercise, creativity, reading the shit out of stuff, taking better care of myself, a two month health kick. You know the drill. So filled with dizzying enthusiasm for a productivity-packed summer vacation was I (again) that I almost completely forgot that I am, in […]
The beach. I have five different levels of SPF, to ensure an even tan. And to gradually reduce the strength as the summer progresses. I have a two litre bottle of water, frozen in the freezer overnight so that it stays cold for the maximum time. No-one likes drinking bath temperature water. I have a […]
So, in the midst of post-Brexit chaos, the fight for the leadership of the Conservative party rumbles on, tossing aside carcasses as if mown down by the wheel-blades of some post apocalyptic desert vehicle from Mad Max. First Boris ‘take back control, until I need to actually take control’ Johnson, followed by Liam ‘nepotism is […]
My heart is broken. Physically, I am displaying the following symptoms; dull ache in the chest, gut wrenching and knotted stomach. Emotionally, an overwhelming sadness. I can’t stop crying. Last time I experienced these was when a significant long-term romantic relationship ended. Which means that I was actually in love with the European Union, and […]
With a little over a week to go until the biggest decision the British public have faced, and are likely to face in their lifetime, I thought it only right as an aunty to ten munchkins in Blighty; to proffer my concerns for their future. There has been much weeping and wailing and beating of breasts […]
What a time to be alive!!! And I don’t know how to write that in a way that you’ll understand just how sad the whole sorry mess is. And that I am in no way joking. Dennis Leary said it best when he said, ‘Racism isn’t born, folks, it’s taught. I have a two-year-old son. […]
After the events of the past couple of weeks, (no, I’m not talking about blah, blah Brexit, legend Ali passing away or rapists’ father and friends trying to garner sympathy for the poor perpetrator who can’t eat steak anymore. Just the kids vs wild animals sagas), I’ve realised that being a parent is costlier than […]
In the last couple of weeks I have experienced a pretty surprising couple of contretemps in my Twitter timeline. This is a first for me. But, not one to shy away from confrontation, if it’s warranted, I faced them head on in a virtual sparring match. Interestingly, both conflabs were with (for the most part, […]
Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. It’s been thirty -four days since my last blog post, and these are my sins….. *(I looked that up on catholicsareus.com, lots of advice on how to Catholic there). Wow! Being irreverent is HaaaaRRD, with a capital H for Hard, at the moment. Look, see it’s right there […]
“It takes a whole village to raise a child”, or so the saying goes. And so with people scattering around the world, becoming more and more solitary when they eventually land there (social media correspondents), and less and less interested to know those around us – a cursory nod to the neighbour, virtually extinct these […]
The Secret Diary of Anne Pank 