Lending laughter to (mid) life

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He..he…memory foam! Husband and I bought a Tempur mattress at a time when husband’s hips were particularly painful (osteoarthritis) and… Read More »

I recently found myself killing some time by wandering around the underwear department at Marks and Spencer as one can… Read More »

We all know that a good night’s sleep is essential for your sanity, health and general well being. However, if… Read More »

In response to your blog A, nagging in my mind is asking the same person to do the same thing… Read More »

Yes another worthwhile (!) survey has been conducted to discover that women nag their men, on average, for 2½ hours… Read More »

It’s spring, it’s the weekend, and the weather forecasters predict sunshine, so I will be brief. Am off for a… Read More »

That’s it, the children are on holiday and there’s no more school for at least 3 weeks, what a relief!… Read More »

I evacuated my kitchen and relinquished control of Mother’s Day lunch to my 4 children plus one of their friends… Read More »

Husband is abroad on business. I have never been happier. He did look slightly disconcerted when I hastily dumped him… Read More »

I have finally decided to take the plunge and paint an entire kitchen wall in magnetic blackboard paint. I often… Read More »

GRACE’S REVIEW: During the summers of my wild teenage years, I innocently (and economically) thought nothing of mixing olive oil… Read More »

As you may know it’s Gold Cup racing in Spa Town this week so there’s the usual madness in the… Read More »

Yep. I am officially an old bat. Just finished hanging upside down in a barn. My new year’s resolution was… Read More »

Just a post script to my blog of8th March, read the following article in last night’sEvening Standard.At least President Assad’s… Read More »

Just back, exhausted, from a long weekend in Amsterdam. Would recommend a few days there to anyone, there is so… Read More »

How about this for an original Easter present for those who don’t like chocolate, and one that every child in… Read More »

Monday is my blog day and I feel that my battle this morning with the local council on the waste… Read More »

Thisvideo about the atrocitiescarried out by Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army has gone viral, rackingup millions more views seemingly by… Read More »

I am confused as I thought I knew what a dictator, a suppressor of people and their basic human rights,… Read More »

Why do bad things lurk in the bushes until there are enough of them to jump out and bite you… Read More »

The sun has finally shown itself for longer than one day in a row and there’s no doubt that this… Read More »

A woman who has been married for 20+ years had lunch with two of her unmarried friends – oneengaged, the… Read More »

Am very, very cross with my husband. In fact we haven’t spoken since late last night when he owned up… Read More »

If you only buy one book this year let it be this one as if you don’t read it, lend… Read More »

Up early yesterday to catch the train to London and the Royal Academy. After viewing the (generally uninspiring) Royal Society… Read More »