I awoke in the middle of the night not quite sure where I was. It took a few minutes to realise that I was home.  I smiled and went back...

I love coffee and make no bones about it. I don’t drink instant coffee, ever, but I will settle for a filter coffee if needs be. At home...

Happy Birthday to Him. Last year we were in Tenerife – in a stunning 5* hotel in Costa Adeje. Hotel Vinnci Plantacion del Sur in Costa...

Valentine schmalentine! We don’t ‘do’ Valentines in any big commercial way. Waste of money. We swap cards and maybe a small gift. He...

For my 21st birthday I was given some money to go Inter-Railing. The journey began in London, dancing at an outrageously loud and proud...

I know that nearly all of my friends and family will be watching or listening to the rugby and getting very focused during the Six...

Rainbows have always held a particular fascination for me. Some 15 years ago on a grey wet Sunday, home alone with 2 little girls, bored...

I make no bones about the fact that I love my dog Jack. He came to us as a rescue when he was 16months old and we were his 4th home. The...

My heart goes out to all those who were affected by the dreadful train crash in Germany yesterday. And I recognise that it will bring...

Looking at my inbox and then out through the office window, I made the decision to leave work around 5 in order to be home to walk Jack...

One for sorrow, 2 for joy… We all know this nursery rhyme, but not everyone follows the ‘protocol’ of saluting a solitary magpie in order...

Sorry – I forgot. Can you remind me, what date were we due to meet up? I’m sure you’ve already told me but I wonder if you can show me...

I brought Bibi in from her field this morning in preparation for the young people joining the session at Muirfield Riding Therapy. C was...

There has been a really nasty flu-type virus doing the rounds over the last few weeks. He was really quite unwell with a chesty cough...

I have started writing this while on lunchtime detention duty at school. It’s all my fault really – in a bid to assert my standing at the...

It’s prelim time at school: pre-exam planning has been completed, pupils are poised and anxious, not sure if they have really covered...

Hearing a favourite song on the radio can generate so much mirth and happiness it is explosive -well it is for me at any rate. Sunday...

Hurricane Henry, Gertrude, Katy, Senga… Why the sudden desire to name what is ostensibly just a freak storm? And who gets to pick the...

-Hi sorry I missed you, call me back. -Hi it’s me – this is mad to keep missing each other, talk soon. -Hi me again – can’t believe this...

There IS something magical about snow: the fact that very single snow flake is unique is magical in itself. Snow seems to pop out from...