When plans go west

When plans go west

This post should be two posts about a visit to the British Museum to see the Hokusai exhibition and a trip to the V&A for Balenciaga.   And that’s when the Universe kicks you up the bum. We were booked, we were excited, we were on the train. We were...
Sue Perkins on Desert Island Discs

Sue Perkins on Desert Island Discs

My husband is a one. He’s used to working in an office with a radio playing so can happily work with the tunes blasting out. I am used to open plan law firms. If there’s not chatter I feel like I’ve been put on the naughty step. If there’s...
Solo Dates

Solo Dates

During one of the stickier periods of my life I regularly took myself off on a Saturday morning for breakfast and then a trip to the cinema. Those few hours eating alone, reading alone and watching alone kept me afloat through horrendous work pressure and a warped,...
Wednesday Tune

Wednesday Tune

What Do I Know by Ed Sheeran   Love Ed Sheeran. Love him. You’ll have hummed along to something he’s written. And the positivity message, a bit fizzy that.