Lending laughter to (mid) life

Ellie you are a star mother and quite right to investigate parochial pursuits. We were pretty sniffy about our annual… Read More »

This weekend I made it my mission to take the kids to anything “countryside like” in the locality of SpaTown…. Read More »

Last time I went to a festival it was Glastonbury 96′ … I went with ex husband. The strongest memory… Read More »

over the last 36 hours. Youngest son and youngest daughter are both there, and, even though YD said she would… Read More »

…it feels like I am. There has been talk of little else in this house for weeks now. Started with… Read More »

Exams. The stuff of nightmares. By that I mean for the parents. “Have you done your revision?” “Shouldn’t you be… Read More »

from sunny Spain and has a tan which she is pleased to read is now considered healthy and we should… Read More »

Another scrummy feast from BBC Good Food website Off now to make Husband Pigeon & Hedgerow Salad(410 calories rather surprisingly… Read More »

After almost a solid day with eyes glued to the computer screen, I now know every damned holiday and flight… Read More »

I can’t help myself from facebooking ex boyfriends and/or their wives/girlfriends! Would anyone else please be honest/up front enoughto also… Read More »

My escapism – apart from daydreaming about Jamie Oliver being totally smitten with me – is the cinema. I’ve never… Read More »

About a year ago, our local golf club transformed itself, at vast expense, into a country club. It now boasts… Read More »

Grace, regarding your post, this might help! Recently I have taken to putting the kids to bed at the time… Read More »

Just looked in the mirror – not the wisest thing to do in the early morning when my face is… Read More »

Just read this alarming but well-written article by Shane Watson, titled ‘Get me Out of Here’, relating to how we… Read More »

Please put your headphones on and listen to this version ofThe Sound of Silence,nothing could ever beat it for me.LOL… Read More »

I am so happy as Mistresses has returned to our screens and tonight is the second episode. If you have… Read More »

Can I recommend a website to you? I find it absolutely invaluable when planning my week’s meals. It iswww.bbcgoodfood.com. The… Read More »

I never ever use my mobile in the car. Today however, I had just dropped Son off at Gatwick for… Read More »

As I type this in the comfort of our house, my poor Husband is shivering in his shorts and polo… Read More »

It is starting to be time to pack up and return home from Cornwall. Right now, as I look out… Read More »

Hopped out of bed at 6am to wake Son who is doing the Young Drivers’ Skills Coursetoday at Goodwood. Took… Read More »

I have an admission to make, perhaps it’s because I’m over 40 that I don’t mind admitting, but I suspect… Read More »

Am exhausted today. Not just because I am past forty (OK, OK, well past forty) but because I have been… Read More »

Gracie how about making a joke of seeing neighbour chuck poo over your fence and the dead rabbits in your… Read More »

I love my son to pieces BUT…he is a teenager and this can upset the domestic dynamic. I ever so… Read More »

This week there has been lots of discussion in the media about the white-skinned, blonde, blue-eyed baby born to black… Read More »

On Saturday afternoon, husband was in garden when he heard a noise. He looked over the fence to catch our… Read More »

I feel the whole question of dogs fouling the countryside is a very tricky and emotive subject immediately divided into… Read More »