Nora Ephron famously wrote a list of things she wouldn't and would miss after her death. Having covered those things I don't miss last year and, while once more acknowledging you don't need a momentous occasion to look back on a life led to carry out this exercise, here's some things I do miss... Bacon.... Continue Reading →

Can you remember what your parents used to read you before bedtime?I'm not sure they did. We lived overseas and had an ayah (Indian nanny), and all our routines (including bedtime) were entirely run by her. It's unlikely she'd have read to us, as I'm not sure how well she read English with it not... Continue Reading →

Which one would you rather do: ask a question someone does not want to answer, or give an answer to someone who does not want to hear it? I've done both. I prefer to do the former... by a long way, as I'd hope the question - while not answered at the time - would... Continue Reading →

My mother's parents came from very different backgrounds, but one thing they shared is they believed in luck - both good and bad. When they relocated from India to move into the family home in the UK, my mother redecorated a bedroom for them. When they arrived, my grandmother was absolutely horrified. Not because she'd... Continue Reading →