Social booking tags and a Daily Mugshot

Social booking tags and a Daily Mugshot

I sometimes lie in bed and think how dull my life would be if I had never started writing my blog, meeting so many interesting people, making friends with virtual strangers (not as sad as it sounds), receiving great invitations and now looking forward to exciting new...
Prince Harry and the Taliban

Prince Harry and the Taliban

Should we worry about Prince Harry having some action in Afghanistan and firing at the Taliban? After all, he didn’t sign up to sit behind a desk all day. My only concern is that his presence could attract a threat from terrorists and put the lives of his...
Will you pay 5p for a plastic bag?

Will you pay 5p for a plastic bag?

A round of applause to M & S for charging food shoppers 5p for a plastic bag and giving the money to an environmental charity. Will you pay 5p? I bet you won’t. You will take a reusable bag. That has been the experience  in the Republic of Ireland,...
The job I didn’t get

The job I didn’t get

I was reading the latest story yesterday from the Campaign to  Protect Rural England and it reminded me of how I once applied for a job as their regional press officer, but didn’t get it. It was a part-time job which paid peanuts. The interview involved...
Did the earth move for you last night?

Did the earth move for you last night?

Am I alone in having slept through last night’s earthquake, along with my two sons, while my husband who stayed over in Colchester was woken with an almighty jolt and a shaking bed, and my sister in Wisbech felt the tremors too, her wardrobe door flung open and...