It’s been a really busy week and I’m not sure if I’ve really caught up with myself. There’s a lovely phrase – ‘she’ll meet herself coming...

In the words of Johnny Nash : I Can See Clearly Now..not only because I have finally got around to washing the windows in the sitting...

I have just returned from a walk along the West Links golf course, via a friend whose husband’s birthday is today. I had a card for him...

Symbiotic meaning: A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence. Never has this become more apparent than in the relationships I have...

G and I had arranged to meet to see Guys n Dolls at Edinburgh Playhouse tonight. We both admitted that we knew very little of the story...

I don’t often follow up on a theme but after last night’s gig I just have to. ‘Can’t Get it Out Of My Head’ . Literally, I have ben...

I snuck out of school at 3.56pm to get ahead of the taxis and buses that invariably clog up the car park. I just had ‘that’ feeling that...

Scotland is awash with brilliant phrases and slightly bonkers use of language. ‘You missed yersel’ refers to when a person hasn’t been...

Happy Birthday E this one’s for you! How delightful to hear your charming tales of an early birthday breakfast from your son and a return...

I hate filing almost as much as I hate form filling. And I HATE form filling. I always get it wrong, no matter how many times I read the...

Hi! Welcome! So good to see you! Come in, please! Wilkommen! Bienvenue! Bienvenido(a)! Benvenuto (a)! G’Day Mate! Hi! It was once said...

I started writing this, an hour ago when the rain was pouring down. The sun then popped out from behind the pesky rain clouds so I took...

I had the delight of visiting an old and very dear friend for lunch today in Dollar. It must be at least 6 or 7 years since I was last in...

In order for good things to happen, sometimes you have to plan for it. Sometimes they just happen and you can welcome the consequences...

Some girlfriends and I are ‘doing lunch’ tomorrow. We rarely have the opportunity for a good catch up and so that is exactly what we plan...

I totally get that social media isn’t for everyone – and sometimes it isn’t for me, but in this time of change and innovation I try my...

In a fairly foolhardy and brave move last night He and I agreed that we would head to IKEA this morning. As with many things in life:...

Don’t ignore lumps and bumps that appear on your body. It might be nothing, it usually is, but ‘putting on a brave face’ or dismissing it...

Why is it that domestic chores usually squeezed in mid-week and not without a certain amount of stress, turn into positive opportunities...

I had always planned to leave London around 1100 in order to miss the rush hour traffic and so there was a relaxed start to this morning....