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 …
What I learnt over Christmas: England or Barbados? Read More »
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 …
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 …