I’ve had a sore throat all week which has led to my family urging me to ‘rest it for a few days. Don’t talk.’ Ummm. Usually when I get a sore throat it’s quickly followed by a cold. This time no cold arrived – and consequently neither did the sympathy. The thing with a cold …
I’m part of a cricket loving family. As a child my Dad watched the sport so I’ve always taken an interest in it. Later I married a man who not only watched it but played it, too. Of course he introduced it to my sons, and now all three play for the same village side. …
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For the last few years, while everyone starts gearing up for Christmas, I’ve had a secret wish to escape it all and fly off to Barbados. This year I let that secret out. My husband gave me that look. Who do you think we are, royalty? Do you think money grows on trees? Hastily I …
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My books are like my children. I love them all equally, though some have tried my patience more than others. I was as excited about seeing the second and third as I was about the first. I get upset when they’re criticised and glow with pride when they’re praised. Finally, despite the amount of effort …
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It is worth putting up the Christmas decorations. My family subscribes to the ‘why bother’ theory when it comes to Christmas decorations – or indeed most things involving Christmas unless they can eat it, watch it or unwrap it. I ignored them (as I usually do) and put the decorations up anyway. Without decorations Christmas …