After 20 years of apartment living, last summer 2 years I became the proud owner of my very own cabbage patch. Like all modern estate houses, the garden is so tiny that you could have the lawn, both at the front and the back of the house, mown during a coffee break. The back garden [...]

Said my granny to me as she jabbed her bony finger into my chest. I was a little confused and replied, “Noone.” Then why are you wearing it?” I was seventeen and going through my Bob Dylan phase. I was the coolest in black suede boots, black jeans, black polo neck jumper and the piece [...]

Diets. I’ve tried them all. I did the Atkins a few years ago. This is a pure protein all fat diet with no carbohydrates whatsoever. I love my bread and spuds but what appealed to me about this food fest was that you never felt hungry. The complete ban on vegetables and fruit made me [...]

I once heard someone say, “We don’t remember days; we remember moments.” However, at today’s hectic pace we often forget to savour small pleasures while we make big plans.
In the race to be better or best, we sometimes lose sight of “just being.” And just being, just soaking in and savouring a beautiful moment, can [...]

I have a friend called Ellen. She was my best friend from the age of five when we were in ‘Babies’ together right up until she got married and moved to Boston in 1988. We went to Eglantine school when the desks still had inkwells; you could lift up the tops and store your books [...]