Happy New Year!! Did you have a spectacular Christmas and New Year? I had a super chilled, gluttonous Christmas which I would like to dedicate to Netflix and the Danish/Swedish series The Bridge. It’s awesome and I have some very …
Real Life: Afghanistan Withdrawal – View From My Home Front
The war in Afghanistan is finally over for UK Plc, and yesterday the closure of Camp Bastion was announced. I thought as a tribute to a conflict that dominated my family life for over a decade, I would collate some of the …
Writing: Love, Loyalty, Trust – All You Need Is Love
The last four years have been the toughest I have faced and I have been lucky to have some amazing people around me who have not passed judgement and have listened for hours as I pace my thoughts in a …
Real Life: Latest Book-date and Kids
I am full of good intentions; then the time vacuum sucks up all the minutes, and it’s a vortex of ‘can’t do everything’, but I am slowly wading through treacle and making positive headway. The kids are back to school …
Nights in with your nearest and dearest
While a night on the tiles can be just the ticket, so too can an entertaining evening in with your nearest and dearest. If you fancy spending some quality time with your loved ones, make the most of relaxed weekend …