Mother Distracted

Now I'm a girl with Cornish ancestors and it transpires that they would probably have been a whole heap calmer than me, had they followe...

The Husband travels a lot but like many Brits, his knowledge of other languages is rather spartan. He does know lots of languages but these ...

Now that the nights are drawing in (which begins, according to my dad, on the day after Midsummer's eve), and since the chances of getti...

Much has been written today about whether The Sun newspaper has finally put the vest back on its dubious tribute to the female form and scr...

Big Brother is a guilty pleasure of mine, along with Candy Crush Saga, Sprite (the Chinese have declared it to be the definitive hang-over ...

The TV is on the blink.  Yes.  In this multi-channel, digital age where we expect our TVs to do everything bar uncork the vino, ours has st...

Watching Dame Helen Mirren's acceptance speech for her BAFTA Fellowship in 2014 was memorable not only for the class and elegance Mirre...

What better way of spending a cold and blustery Saturday afternoon than cocooned in The Sherman Theatre's Arena whilst the kids are held...

I have long been an avid reader of women's magazines. I have been hopelessly seduced by the promise of a quick-fix, easy route to a g...

It's been quite a while since I got to see what I'd term 'proper theatre'. We've taken the kids to see CBeebies shows wi...

I love Emmerdale and it really bugs me that it never seems to get the recognition the soap should have in the various award ceremonies....

In October 2012, Dr Aric Sigman, a Chartered Biologist, recipient of the Chartered Scientist award from the Science Council and a Fellow of ...

I once attended an "Art of Wellbeing" Show in Cardiff where I was lucky enough to hear Lama Rabsang, a Tibetan monk, talk about t...

These days I have the attention span of a gnat. Time was when I thought nothing of reading Tolkein's " The Lord of The Rings "...

I infrequently dine out with a good friend of mine, A, when Hubby has presented himself as babysitter with his collection of 'blokey...