Last weekend we stayed near Portsmouth harbour and decided to make a crack at the Christmas shopping by going to Gunwharf Quays – a lovely factory outlet next to the Spinnaker and overlooking the harbour. First though we cycled over to Southsea to play pitch and putt. So what did the weekend teach me? …
What I learnt this week: a weekend on the south coast. Read More »
At the weekend I visited family who live in Somerset and the journey involves going past Stonehenge. Usually we gawp from the car – it’s a pretty special sight – but this time we decided to stop and take a closer look. Stonehenge isn’t really a henge. Typically archeologists define a henge as a circular …
It started with a single buzz. I was lying in bed, trying to get to sleep, but the noise was driving me mad. I dug my husband in the ribs. ‘Sort out that fly.’ He raised a groggy head – he’d already zoned out. How can anyone fall asleep with the buzz of a fly …
What have the Roman’s ever done for us? It’s a famous Monty Python sketch and one that takes on new meaning if you get the opportunity to visit Rome. They were such clever, forward thinking people. Take, for example, the Trajan market – the first shopping centre. We marvel at the Trafford Centre, MetroCentre, Westfield …
Have you ever been asked to see someone’s etchings? And if so, did you snigger? In my current work in progress, the hero is a part-time painter (he also manages an international biscuit business. Hey, it’s my story and I love biscuits…). When my hero invited his personal assistant to come and see his paintings, …