Is there life on Mars?

Is there life on Mars?

The NASA spacecraft Phoenix has sent back historic first pictures of an unexplored region of Mars after its 10 month journey there. The lander is equipped with a robotic arm to dig for water-ice thought to be buried beneath the surface following its 680 mile journey...
Booking a teenage treat

Booking a teenage treat

I’d like to book some tickets for a West End show for the family just before David heads off to uni later this year (sob, sob). Wickid has been recommended, but I’m not sure if it is too girly. I know my husband and I will enjoy Jersey Boys, but would our...
Labour’s humiliating defeat

Labour’s humiliating defeat

Labour really screwed up with its “Tory toff” campaign in the Crewe and Nantwich by-election. You don’t get much “posher” than Eton-educated Boris and if Londoners think he is the man to run their fine city, then Labour should have...
Chairing my first Headway meeting

Chairing my first Headway meeting

I was asked to chair last night’s meeting of Headway Cambridgeshire Trustees. Regular readers of my blog will know about my fear of public speaking, so it was a tremendous personal achievement for me. I won’t say I was brilliant, but I managed to steer the...
Our future green-fingered generation

Our future green-fingered generation

I wish I had found time in my diary this week to book tickets for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. I came back brimming with ideas and wishing my garden was much bigger from my previous visit. All credit to the organisers  for embracing the social media by using...