Salley Vickers’ Grandmothers
Book Review of Salley Vickers’ Grandmothers I don’t personally like this cover of Salley Vickers’ Grandmothers. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but I think it pigeon holes the book. Salley Vickers’ Grandmothers is an unusual and much needed book in that it focuses on the lives, loves and losses and hopes of three […]
Embrace the Change
Embracing Change Sometimes change can feel overwhelming, but a little bit of positivity can go a long way. Public health warning – earnest blog post coming up on why embracing change is a good thing! Many of my friends and family know that last September I gave up my full time position as Head of Libraries […]
FAST, FURIOUS and FEMINIST AT 50
My Porsche Driving Experience My dad trying out the porsche I’ve decided that part of embracing change entails embracing my mid-life crisis, and thus I find myself co-owner of a rather fabulously loud and attractive Porsche Boxster S (the co-owner says the ‘S’ is important!) I am pretty happy to join the exlusive club of Porsche Drivers […]
Tiger Mum or Alley Cat?
Tiger Parent or Alley Cat? I was having an on-line catch up with a teacher friend the other evening and asked her what her holiday plans were. She explained that they weren’t going away as her daughter was revising for her IGCSEs, so it made sense to stay home. I know for myself the pressures […]
Goodbyes as an Art Form
Saying Goodbye Nowadays I seem to spend half of my life saying goodbyes, either to friends and family in Bangkok and Broughton, or witnessing others say goodbye at train stations and airports. In fact I’m starting to feel like I am living that scene in the credits at the end of Love Actually, an array […]
Small Kindnesses
Small Kindnesses This week I’ve been on the receiving end of loads of small kindnesses. My lovely mum found me an umbrella for me to take shopping as it looked like rain. She reminded me to mind the step as she does every time I leave the house, knowing that I’m a clumsy oaf and […]