Being the proud mother of three exceptionally gifted offspring, I had the daily school run to contend with.  My eldest was collected by school bus to be whisked off to the the wondrous regions of outstanding school wizardry and I was left to deposit my remaining two (equally wondrous) enfant terribles to their…

Here’s my list of the top 10 best things on the internet you may not of heard of. You wont find you tube on here but some of the more quirky and useful things found on the net.

Pants and vests… They always remind me of a peculiar time in my life when we were made to strip down to these nefarious undergarments, don plimsoles and run around the playground. They called it ‘P.E.’, which I understand stands for ‘Physical Education’. If running in circles is educating, then puppies must be far…

"Now, look ‘ere you kids. Wot I sez is this ‘ere, there are two sides to a piece of sandpaper, the rough and the smooth, and so far it’s been my misfortune to experience rather more of the rough than the smooth, I can tell yer!”

This weekend, I had to house sit my girlfriends place, ominous I know, but that is not the issue here. The fact that there was no food in the house is also not the issue as shopping is done on weekends. So I had to shop myself. It’s cool, I am quite capable of shopping, I even enjoy it, plus its a lovely walk…

The events that led up to my broken foot are hazy, but probably involved ninjas. The following is a reconstruction.

So, the fact that I served in the army doen’t mean much to me, in the sense that it was not a major influence in my character or who I am. I did learn a few things, some of them good or worthwhile, about myself, my ability to cope with extreme pressure and my general physical habilities. But mostly I learnt about…

Patrick Kendall, 63, had lost his glasses again. He had been holding them to his face to quickly fill out the description of item #07925F, had shuffled to the back to put the umbrella in the umbrella cabinet, and suddenly the glasses were nowhere to be seen. It’s not as though they were discreet; with black rims…

By the way this really happened. Yesterday, walking to the tube station to get to work as I do everyday, feeling groggy and tired from the anticipation of possibly facing work cut backs, my head nodding in tune with my footsteps. I am looking at the passing squares of the pavement wondering if today is the day. Everybody…

A strange affair involving, a double-jointed nymphomaniac, an ice cold flat, Edith Piaf and an eight foot French tricolour..I was working in the Silverware department in a ‘top’ store in Knightsbridge a few years back..I got to know this rather eccentric, wild flamed hair ex-dancer who was…