An Author's Notebook

Notes from the Henley Literary Festival 2015 My favourite event in Henley's social carousel has come round again. For one glorious wee...

Earlier this year I wrote a blog about the virtues of leading an ordinary life. There was a disgruntled undertone, but basically I was givi...

A few people I know are still a bit snotty about social media and just occasionally I can understand why. You run the risk of saying somethi...

Almost half a century ago, my grandmother came upon a notice in The Times  newspaper   advertising a villa for sale on the Spanish island o...

Hermaphrodite Mum Three kids and a single mum I am packing light for our holidays this year. No more Lego, Connect 4 (travel edition), or...

I was sorting through photos on the computer this week and came across a video clip of the children from about five years ago. Oh my! Just w...