Hygge has definitely been the word of the season. Pronounced hoo-ga or hue-ga, it’s a Danish word which roughly translates as “cosy”. Cynics amongst us would say it has been a marketing person’s dream,...
“And then you’ll never guess what she said to me …!” [insert indignant tone of voice] It’s been fascinating watching my girls grow up and seeing them go through exactly the same situations as...
I will be the first to admit that I have rather a lot to say for myself. I go off at tangents, usually waving my hands in the air, and often forget what I...
I bet there aren’t too many children who are looking forward to starting school again in a week or so. The long holidays are almost over and it always used to seem to me...
Traditionally, it has always been the women who have waited. From the earliest recorded times to the presentday, the mothers, wives and sisters have been the ones to stay at home and watch their...
There’s a prose poem by Joe Miller, an American artist, which starts “If the Earth were only a few feet in diameter …” and goes on to say how much better care we would...
