Thought for the day: Q. Why are they always Founding Fathers? – Why are they never Founding Mothers? ____________________________________________ On reflection, of course, I think I may have the answer to this. 1. We women talk too much. We talk too much in between thinkingRead more…
National Poetry Day today, apparently. Here goes, a quickie: On Minds “My mind is a monastery, And I am its monk.” – John Keats. What a load of bunk. My mind’s a jumble sale, And everything’s a pound. Old stuff, new stuff, mainly junk. RollRead more…
I have invented something – the Concentrating Machine. It’ll be available in all good technology stores from 2015. WHY: We won’t need to be able to focus on anything for longer than 10 seconds by then anyway, as we’ll all be “fully plugged-in” – that’sRead more…
As my mother noticed, a programme on tomorrow about “Scotland The Fat” – why Scotland is the second most overweight nation in the world: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03806d5 I will be intrigued to check it out on iPlayer in the coming days to see what it says. – inRead more…
Last night I had a dream about climbing mountains, coming out of my shell, and conquering inner demons. (Everyone has inner demons or flaws of some sort so don’t tell me you don’t!) You know those dreams you have that are so lucid, so vivid,Read more…
One of the questions I am most often asked is, “So where are you from then?” When I say, “Rockcliffe” – they act with incredulity and surprise. It is a place so full of holiday-makers and summer tourists, I don’t think anyone can actually imagine anyRead more…
Here’s my list of the Top 5 Celebrities that I would love to get my hands on and give a makeover, and why! Sam Cam. Samantha Cameron I would love to get my hands on to re-style. Journalists are always going on about how stylishRead more…
Remember the popular adage – “There is no such thing as a stupid question!” or “The only stupid question is the one you don’t ask” 1.) Well, yes, actually, there is. 2.) And no, it isn’t. There are plenty of dumb questions it is possibleRead more…
Today I woke up naturally (or was it the baby wailing as he was being fed by his dad) and I just felt ready. Time to get up. Daylight was creeping in through the curtains. I looked at the clock, it was 6 o’clock. Welllll,Read more…
Here is the city where I live! Edinburgh. It has its ups and downs (literally – the cobbled streets can be steep!) but overall it has lots going for it. I like living here. (Apart from the cold.) Here is my summary, then: It isRead more…
