Category Archives: FAMILY

MY FOODIE HERITAGE

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

I am reading a great book at the moment. It’s called EATING UP ITALY by Matthew Fort, published by Fourth Estate. This book has put me in touch with who I really am. Matthew Fort travelled through Italy on a … Continue reading →

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UNDERSTANDING ANGER

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

I woke up this morning feeling very angry and it worried me. Kicking the cat, or punching my pillow did not seem to be a good solution. Making a pot of coffee and going for a walk might help but … Continue reading →

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BABIES OR A CAREER?

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

Now here’s a conundrum: should women have babies or careers? According to this article today -  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2317937/Why-middle-class-arent-breeding-Its-profound-social-shift-talks–transform-face-Britain.html - women are becoming infertile because they are leaving it too late to ‘breed.’ There is something in the title of this article that worries … Continue reading →

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THATCHER’S GIRLS

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

In the month where we buried our first female Prime Minister, do we believe that men are the dominant sex on whom women depend for their happiness? Unfortunately, I do not believe that Baroness Thatcher did much for women, nor … Continue reading →

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LOSING CONTACT WITH YOUR GRANDCHILDREN

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

Are you one of the million or so grandparents being denied access to your grandchildren by their parents? There is no pain like it, is there? Every day, you wake up and feel as if your heart is being torn apart. And there … Continue reading →

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THE PASSION OF MEMORIES

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

Once, my little granddaughter asked me what darning was. Does anyone remember darning socks? I can see my Ma now, sitting in front of an open coal fire, a wooden mushroom in her hand, a basket full of balls of … Continue reading →

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FACING THE FINAL CURTAIN

Posted on November 7, 2012 by

When you are facing death, the way you are treated by those caring for you, both staff and families, is paramount. At birth, there are trained professionals helping you into the world. You will hopefully have been treated with dignity … Continue reading →

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THE POLITICS OF MISTAKES

Posted on November 7, 2012 by

When I heard this morning that Obama was still the President of the USA, I was very relieved. I have always maintained that he needed another term to pull his country out of the mess Bush left. I have no … Continue reading →

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TRUTH OR THE OTHER STUFF?

Posted on November 4, 2012 by

What exactly is truth? It gets progressively harder to differentiate between truth and the ‘other stuff’. Reading the reports of the texts between Cameron and Brooks is a case in point. Innuendo is as thick as the marzipan on my … Continue reading →

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LOST CHILDHOODS

Posted on November 3, 2012 by

A British journalist from the Bureau of investigative Journalism has been looking at child sexual abuse in children’s homes in the UK over the past 20 years. On the BBC Newsnight programme last night (3rd November) an alleged victim told … Continue reading →

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