I can’t afford to buy you Five Gold Rings this Christmas, but I can at least promise you Five Gold Things. Little treasures to remember. Things that might save you a few pennies. And if you don’t celebrate Christmas? No worries. Half of our family don’t (hence the halal turkey reference) so read on … […]
Listen Up. BBC at Best.
Me n’ mine have been asked to feature in the BBC’s ‘Listening Project’ on a few occasions. Thanks largely, to the matters that involve my family’s background, experiences, international work, kids and views on consumerism – and of course, our proclivities for nude rambling across the Trans-Pennine Trail … ok, ok – I’m joshing about […]
A Flat Head? EJ Howard, writing and the waterways…
One of our local librarians managed to push aside the fear of her own redundancy in order to try and engage with me. There I was. Wild eyed and raddled mother of second, newborn baby. Desperate for something both entertaining and intelligent to get me through the wee small hours of brain and boobie-overdrive boredom… […]
Why the Lassie-Statue in yon Jumper?
I have been trying to think of a background which would suit the nature of this blog. Finally, this funny photograph began waving rather giddily at me, from the hard drive. I was lucky enough to visit Seattle recently, where I was bowled over by the intelligence and perception of its residents. Both in terms […]