Reporter: What if Mrs. Castle says “no deal”? How will you cope then? Rita: Cope? How will we cope? We’re women. Now, don’t ask such stupid questions. I expect adjectives such as “gritty” are used to describe this sort of … Continue reading
Bernard and I have just finished reading Danny the Champion of the World, which is my favourite Roald Dahl book. I was struck by the part where Danny and his dad walk a mile to school, down country lanes, and … Continue reading
Darlings, picture if you will a West End cinema, crowds of paparazzi gathering like a pack of twinkling, snapping wolves, and the personally invited stars of Uborka all dolled up in our finest, shimmering shimmying along that red carpet. This … Continue reading
Come and get your drink, and take this opportunity to choose a film for everyone to watch.
We’ve been here before. We’re going round in circles. I don’t think Gandalf meant us to come this way. Gandalf didn’t mean for a lot of things to happen Who wants to watch a film with us? What shall we … Continue reading
It’s a lovely month to go running, isn’t it? RunKeeper keeps telling me I’ve broken new personal records for the most activities in a month. I think that’s because I only started using it part of the way through December, … Continue reading
I’m not superstitious but I’m still not going to congratulate myself on getting through four decades without losing much more than the occasional grandparent. Tonight I had a call from a former colleague who I’ve hardly heard from in the … Continue reading
You’ve had a few weeks off, you’ve eaten too much and not drunk enough. You may have been daft enough to make Resolutions. Either way, it’s time to celebrate what you did do, moan about what you didn’t do, and … Continue reading