A few months ago I wrote how my favourite teacher, Miss Jennifer Ann Bocking, was to be the VIP guest at a primary school reunion. Well that reunion
Three awards, a pool party and strawberry daiquiris in the purple rain
One of the best things about my job is sharing in celebrations with happy clients! So Thursday night’s award ceremony for Nordens was quite amazing.
Suffragettes: The fight the women fought and that chocolate fight
I’m all over the place at the moment! Cirencester last week, Ealing this week, Staines next week – three or four days at a time, living out a
Heart-warming acts of heroism, bingo and a happy birthday wish
The Soldiering On Through Life Trust Awards is one of my favourite nights of the year. Which is weird, as it generally involves tears. A group of
Facebook friends, Viking women and a nice lump of cheese
Facebook has brought together so many friends, relatives, ex-colleagues and ex-lovers that’s it’s a veritable forum for matchmaking in one way or
A world before Facebook, out of charge and Kate Bush on speed
When I was eight months pregnant, Gill and I sold the flat we’d lived in together while we were both single. I loved that flat; we had loads of fun
Plain English, travelling and Miss J A Bocking: number 1 teacher
People always talk about that teacher… That special person who steered us through one or two of our tender, informative school years and whose name
Childhood stroke, telling stories and drug dealing in Essex
This week I had the good fortune to meet a real life drug dealer! Eat your heart out Walter White… this guy is the real deal. I met him when I
Magical dinners, implementing decisions and a dramatic blow out
Cambridge University is ancient, beautiful and verging on mystical. it's a tiny city of charm and character that's unsurpassed anywhere else in this