Posted on February 27, 2012
“The scissor sharpening man is in today!” said Heidi, my hairdresser. There was a feverish look of excitement in her eyes as she scooped up her scissors and dashed out the door - she didn’t want to miss her turn with him! I ordered a.. >>> more
Posted on February 14, 2012
Hearing someone say ‘I heart you’ makes me cringe. If the person simultaneously rubs their hand over their heart (yep, I have actually witnessed a television presenter do this live on air!), I immediately reach for the sick.. >>> more
Posted on February 12, 2012
I have an apocalyptic vision of the high street.I imagine it, a few years from now, as a scene from an 18th century Hogarth painting. Binge drinking is rife. Drunken workers lie prostrate in the streets. Slatternly mothers tip unkempt,.. >>> more
Posted on February 03, 2012
Why do older women sign up for reality TV shows? I can see why the television executives would want them there: they serve as comic fodder. But what do the women hope to get out of it (apart from a rebrand, a relaunch of their career and a.. >>> more
Posted on May 18, 2012
Picture the scene. It’s annual appraisal time. And my boss is commenting on my.. >>> more
Posted on March 13, 2012
I have a very vivid imagination. I ‘live’ and ‘feel’ every moment being acted.. >>> more
“The scissor sharpening man is in today!” said Heidi, my hairdresser... >>> more