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Why we don't buy glossy magazines 22 Aug 2013 | 06:39 pm
So people aren’t buying women’s magazines any more? Or at least, not so much. In the Telegraph, Jo Fairley called the latest circulation figures a ‘bloodbath’. She reckons we aren’t buying the glo...
You have the right to remain silent... 22 Aug 2013 | 03:27 pm
You have the right to remain silent. Ah, but we don’t, do we? We are compelled to talk, to relate, to narrate, to dictate, to gossip, to speculate, to whisper and shout and share. Even those of us ...
The hierarchy of knickers, hairy bottoms and how ginger pubes could rejuvenate the world 22 Aug 2013 | 02:41 am
So, I was just about to strip off when I remembered. ‘Damnit,’ I said to Cathie. ‘I’ve got my godawful scratty workout knickers on.’ Kinda... Let me swiftly explain that Cathie is a…well…what is s...
Does it matter? 21 Aug 2013 | 05:02 pm
But seriously. I’m sitting outside in the sun, hearing the church bells ring the hour. Noon. I’ve just had an early lunch (chick pea dahl) and have fed the dogs (not chick pea dahl). And I’m sort ...
Happy Families? How do you do summer? 20 Aug 2013 | 09:09 pm
So I was talking to a friend (well, emailing) and she was feeling guilty. ‘The holidays are nearly over and I don’t feel I’ve done anything with the children. I mean, what will they remember when th...
Superbreakfast! 19 Aug 2013 | 06:25 pm
Now the thing is, I eat pretty erratically plus I’m vegetarian, so my diet doesn’t necessarily hit muster as far as providing energy, vital nutrients and all on an ongoing basis goes. Sorry, that is a...
A tender process - tales from the yoga mat 14 Aug 2013 | 04:25 pm
So. You may remember Tashi, the wonderful yoga teacher from Kaliyoga France? Well, a while back, I asked her about the emotional and psychological impact of yoga for a feature I was writing. And wh...
What we didn't do in Morocco 13 Jul 2013 | 03:50 pm
We were going to do so much. James fancied quad biking over the dunes. I fancied galloping over the sands. We both had our eyes on camels. We were going to haggle for stuff in the souk (we’re the ...
The cafe at the end of the world... 13 Jul 2013 | 03:15 am
So we drove for hours from the airport, through scrubby desert, past villages straggling either side of the heat-shimmered road. Watermelons. Goats in trees. ‘Are they for real?’ said Rachel. ‘The g...
How do you holiday? 12 Jul 2013 | 10:38 pm
‘Can we have a proper holiday this year, Mum?’ said James. ‘Huh? A proper holiday?’ ‘Yeah, you know…one that isn’t some last minute panic. A proper, thought-about, planned, booked holiday, where we...
