I met a friend tonight who looked at me blankly when she said she’d opened today’s blog. I hope this helps…

I have been to sit in the observation gallery of a Law Court. As fascinating as it was, I was ill prepared for the number of times we needed to ‘All Rise’ during court proceedings. ‘Arthuritis’ was definitely not happy at all! I bobbed up and down so many times that I felt like I […]

Can you guess where I was last Friday night? Clue – I was in the company of about 50 decidedly dodgy looking nuns, several members of the German military and lots of little children wearing curtains! Yes, it was time for the Sing a Long a Sound of Music task. Did I want to do […]

Gardenstown is a tiny fishing village on the northern tip of Scotland. It is bordered by a sleepy harbour and filled with picturesque ‘chocolate-box’ cottages nestled amongst layers of rocks in the hillside. The sound of the sea lapping against the shoreline is the first thing to greet you in the morning and is the […]

I have found the perfect way to lose weight; wear five layers of clothing and sweat it off. When I boarded a flight to Scotland this morning, I weighed 4lb more than when I got off. I had ignored the ‘one piece of luggage only’ rule and was left trying to squash the contents of […]

I have a mere 78 days to go before the 50by50 challenge comes to an end. So what’s left? Well here goes: Take a helicopter ride Use only cash for one month Contact everyone on Christmas card list personally instead of sending a card Attend a cake decorating course Send book to publisher ! Write […]

How often do we stop in our busy lives and take time to reflect? Well, this weekend I spent 48 hours doing exactly that. I could only be reached in an emergency. I turned off my phone and internet, abandoned the TV and radio and and life as I know it just stopped … still. […]

I was listening to a discussion on the radio whilst driving home the other night and I was interested to hear that ‘Life is Beautiful’ (My cultural experience for May)has been voted one of the saddest films of all time and that the leading actor/director – Roberto Benigni’s – Oscar acceptance speech has been voted […]

If I had a pound for every time someone told me that I looked well this week, I’d be well on the way to having another dinner at Le Gavroche. One or two people have even ventured to ask if I’ve had work done! Well I haven’t but the only thing I can put my […]

I have been busy trying to become more cultured but I’m afraid I’ve been lapse in blogging it so here goes: Something cultural for May: Following my recent immersion into the Italian language and way of life, I decided to continue my education by watching an Italian film. ‘It’s a Beautiful Life’ had been highly […]