Category Archives: Lifestyle

Fashion and Window Dressing

Posted on September 2, 2017 by

Have you noticed how boring provincial shop displays are today? Every day I walk through town and I pass all these shops.  Debenhams – New Look – River Island –  Miss Selfridge – Burton – TopShop – Topman These are their frontages in Beverley. This to me says. … Continue reading →

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Royal Opera House, Ballet, The Ivy and a Birthday

Posted on August 28, 2017 by

This was a landmark birthday and I thought a bit of spoiling wouldn’t go amiss, so off we trundled to London. Because I’m not from Peru, don’t possess a red coat and never travel with Marmalade sandwiches I went as … Continue reading →

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A Walk in the Park

Posted on August 26, 2017 by

I had no intention of writing this, in fact I was going to write a little post about my visit to The Royal Opera House and the phenomenal Mariinksy Ballet, but as always I digress and that will have to wait … Continue reading →

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Chickens Doing Well 

Posted on August 22, 2017 by

So I moved the chickens off the lawn and they seem to thriving, and of course it doesn’t matter if they chow up the grass in their new place. If your a bit lost then you might want to read … Continue reading →

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Parents

Posted on August 9, 2017 by

Have you noticed how many Parenting books, articles, columns, blogs there are today? Type Parenting Guides into Google and there are 11,100,000 results. Do parents have time to do any parenting after they have read all the articles on how … Continue reading →

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Does The Media Annoy You Too?

Posted on August 2, 2017 by

Are London 2017 World Championships the end of an era for athletics in Britain? ALAN TYERS I have to ask the question, WHY? Why couldn’t this headline have said. ‘Athletic stars leave a legacy to motivate and inspire.’ Or. ‘Retiring champions leave … Continue reading →

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Relationships

Posted on August 1, 2017 by

HB PHOTOGRAPHY VIA GETTY IMAGES Anyone seeing this title who really knows me will probably be aghast. But in my defence I will say ‘practice makes perfect.’  If anyone is considering buying a book, reading an article or seeking therapy … Continue reading →

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