On International Women’s Day, I am flying a flag for the midlife woman. We are a contemporary breed who are stepping out in style. Educated, sassy, confident and bloody non-conformist, we don’t show up apologising for being middle-aged. We are visible whether in the workplace or in social spaces. There has been an explosion of …
March 2021
My memories in a Rose China bowl
The Observer newspaper has a monthly food supplement which contains a section titled, ‘My life on a plate‘. Celebrities grant interviews where they talk about their relationship to food and how it features in their life through an amalgam of memories and current events. It’s fascinating just how much of our milestones revolve around plate. …
My rescue cat rescues me in some way everyday in lockdown
Kitt moved into our home in 2013. She was two years old and had lived in an abusive situation for most of that time before being rescued by a cat refuge. My daughter decided that she wanted a cat and chose the option of getting a cat from a rescue home. She chose Kitt from …