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An eventful couple of weeks has led me to concede defeat and not-too-grudgingly book my long overdue trip to Paris! Regular readers will know that it has, astonishingly, been over a year since my last visit to my favourite city and whilst I am both pleased and flattered that the oft-discussed credit crunch has decided [...]

After the resounding success of my appeal for would-be tilers in my last ramble, I can report that the job is complete! Thus, to all those who are still emailing – your kindness is very much appreciated but I am now fully tiled and am turning my attentions to the equally tedious and depressing job [...]

Firstly, and before I sink completely and comfortingly into a praline-induced torpor, I would like to wish all my readers a very happy Easter – I have had a lovely, and unexpectedly busy few days welcoming visitors old and new (among them the kind gentleman who arrived bearing said pralines, plus an unexpected but very [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

As you can see, I got my beautiful peonies in the end! Having spent a very pleasant Valentine’s evening (pleasant enough in fact, to forget entirely about Match of the Day and mostly everything else), I was prompted to visit the nearby Tesco before tea on Sunday afternoon, only to find that the previously £20+ [...]

As the meterological chaos of earlier in the week fades away, it is probably futile to speculate on the prospective fortunes weather-wise for the coming few days! As it is, to those who have had to postpone their much-anticipated visits – rest assured that when you eventually can journey to Scarborough without the potential shame [...]

An email I received last weekend prompted me to ponder my choice of opening gambit, as it were – namely my ‘welcome page’ picture. It seems that I should think more magnanimously and by now ought to have carefully ensured that each of my many facets and angles have been equally displayed at their most [...]

The more keen-eyed and vigilant among you will have noticed some slight alterations to my website – I am indeed now 36! I enjoyed a wonderful day with presents; among them my favourite Green and Black’s chocolate with ginger, a distinctly high-tech nail related addition to the self-maintenance arsenal, and a bag of fabulous Arran [...]