An Author's Notebook

At long last, spring is in the air! I can't say I feel the urge to spring-clean, but all this lovely sunshine is raising my energy level...

There is something about navigating through water in a small vessel that has come to symbolise our struggle as human beings. The concept of ...

Travel diary WWI sites in Belgium and France Every evening in the Belgian town of Ypres, people of all nationalities gather at the Menin ...

People watching:  Sally Curson, founder of Face Matters skincare As I grow older I find myself becoming obsessed with little details such...

My 11-year old daughter was bemoaning the fact that she was too tall the other day. Having just started secondary school, she was embarrasse...

Food has never been more high profile. What with Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Day , the rise of the  Insta-foodies , worries over scho...

Last Sunday I spent half an hour rifling through the contents of my larder cupboard and checking the sugar count in our cereals, sauces and ...

There's nothing like wearing a bikini for a week to make you feel a little body-conscious. My family spent half term in a hotel in Gran ...

Hermaphrodite Mum Three kids and a single mum Middle Child came back from school a while ago and told me he had some important n...