A bird’s eye view
… on pubs. The single female Entering a pub as a single female can be a somewhat daunting experience – whether you’re there for a quiet drink on your own or waiting for a companion to join you – it’s sometimes difficult to work out how to give off the signals that will result in [...]
What’s Nanny McPhee got to do with it?
I saw a short interview with Emma Thompson recently. She was talking about Nanny McPhee and the fact that the idea for the character came from watching old western films with her Dad as a kid, especially the ones where the stranger from out of town rides in, sorts things out using unusual methods then [...]
Do YOU have a Lamp? A Torch? A Lighter?
Is anybody out there? I’m not a writer by trade yet I’m amazed how just being aware of some basic ‘tricks of the trade’ and applying them can light up and help transform the written words of any of us into, maybe not poetry, but at least something our target audience will want to read… [...]
Pots, Pans and Rolling Pins – a word of advice in your shell-like:
Yes they may be necessary (though not sure about rolling pins in our household)… but they’re kitchen utensils and boringly mundane. Underwear is always dodgy: The wrong size and boy! are you in trouble – bright scarlet, black, lacy – all three? What were you thinking of? And fluffy slippers will probably get you the [...]
Ding Dong… DING Dong… DING DONG!
Have you ever had that with your front door bell ringing? Do you stop what you’re doing immediately, think: “I wonder who that could be?” Then leap you to your feet to go and find out? Do you pride yourself that you can tell by the nature of the ringing as to the type of [...]
In her shoes: My descent in entrepreneurial hell
In her shoes is a series of anonymous posts from women in business, sharing their experience. In your comments you are asked to answer the question – What would you do in her shoes? My story began 9 months ago; it is a story of self-realisation, friendship, love and betrayal. After 11 years at home [...]
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