Real life
Emmylou Harris and the McGarrigle sisters wrote a song called ‘All I left Behind’. My version is called ‘All They…
Real Life
Everything is a journey now, especially if it involves failure. The X Factor rejects, people having disasters as they build…
Pants to the fatties
It’s becoming impossible to find knickers in my size
Real life
The builder boyfriend and I have had a terrible row. In the heat of the moment, I said something truly…
Real life
‘Do you know…?’ said the Tory MP I was sitting next to, as he tried to introduce me to the…
Real life
Like the heroine in Stephen King’s The Tommyknockers, I stood in front of it with my mouth open in awe.…
Rural revolt
The shires feel deeply abandoned by Cameron and the Conservatives
Real life
Blind panic grips me at the thought that all over Britain there are people sitting in cosy home offices operating…
Real life
Speeding down the farm track from my little country retreat, I came across the gamekeeper in his Defender. I wound…
Real life
‘Hello, good morning, my name is Gavin Moneypenny, and I’m your customer service representative for today and I’m pleased to…
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‘Excuse me. I couldn’t help overhearing your conversation and I have to tell you, as a Catholic, I’m offended.’ The…
Real life
Natural horsemanship has a lot to answer for. After a cross country event the other day, I rode back to…
Real life
Walking the spaniel on Tooting Common, I was apprehended by a man on a bike. He was ashen-faced. His young…
Real life
The Builder Boyfriend has nearly moved in. I say nearly because we are both quite nervous about committing to each…
Real life
‘Congratulations! You’ve qualified for The Sunshine Tour!’ beamed the lady judge, as she pinned a rosette to my horse’s bridle.…
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Some call me paranoid, but I don’t think one can be suspicious enough when it comes to the activities of…
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What is the point of living in a free country if you cannot do dangerous things every now and again?…
Real life
At last. I’ve waited a long time for this moment. I’ve been through years of torture at the hands of…
Real life
If you are bullied at school, you see, you never stop feeling bullied, no matter how old you are. It…
Real life
My spaniel has been pronounced ‘too thin’ by a lady who rescues dogs from Greece. I had stopped to chat…
Bats vs people
They are a protected species – we’re not
Real life
‘Benvenuti alla Small Cluster Band!’ And about time, too. We had been sitting in the Castello in Castellabate for half…
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‘Piccolo problemo.’ Luigi, the hotel manager, delivered the fateful news as he served me my first lemon soda of the…
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You know you’re in bad shape when you need to make a list before you go to the GP. Admittedly,…
Real life
This is the story of the amazing, disappearing car warranty. It is a cautionary tale that all second-hand car buyers…
