time is on our side…

March 30th, 2009 - No Comments - Category: my diary

It only seems like days since I last expressed frustration at my seemingly limitless ineptitude when it comes to matters of science and technology, yet once again it is time for our twice yearly journey through time, such as it takes place in our particularly British way of ensuring that the change is subtle and [...]

never were there such devoted sisters…

March 18th, 2009 - No Comments - Category: my diary

I am spending this warm and uncommonly sunny Wednesday relaxing after a lively week and livelier weekend, the vast majority of it blissfully replete with delightful and enthusiastic company; the notable exception being an afternoon spent at the TUC Women’s Conference, where I found myself (accompanying the fabulous Catherine Stephens of the IUSW) on Thursday [...]

come fly with me

March 5th, 2009 - No Comments - Category: my diary

In theory, I ought to have been posting from the very comfortable Sheraton Skyline at Heathrow airport, having enjoyed a relaxing journey via the capital on my old friend the National Express, possibly managing to catch up on some reading having as ever abandoned my earlier idea of watching DVDs whilst briskly responding to correspondence [...]