What’s my own part in this climate change mess? As COP26 launches in Glasgow (on Monday as I write, cavalcades of fancy cars are transporting world leaders from their private jets to the conference venue) I thought I’d better face the music. I can’t sit in my centrally heated home watching the news on my… Read more »
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Leave Christmas till December! Unless…
I can’t get excited by Christmas in November. With three exceptions (which I promise I will come to) I prefer to leave all my festive planning and celebrations till December. The minute the calendar changes you will find me in the loft digging out the Christmas boxes. I’ll be swapping my regular handbag for an… Read more »
Holiday packing. It’s easier than the magazines suggest…
As I rule I don’t buy ‘women’s’ magazines. Before I open them, they feel like a frivolous treat, but within half an hour I am left feeling inadequate, or acquisitive, or both. Headlines that scream of the ’17 best red lipsticks ever’ make me wonder who has either the lifestyle or the budget to need… Read more »