Ava cupped the now cold mug of black coffee tightly to her chest as...
The abrupt screech of brakes brings me down to earth from my thoughts. “What’s...
A spectacular palace that was a home for royals; in Portugal, close to Lisbon...
“How amazing! She actually lives here in London,” Mara exclaims. “Yes, that could make...
The 60s Disco seemed a great idea for a date. But now as I...
On the 19th October we are going on a girlie shopping day to Bournemouth...
Most people think that DIY should be left to men, although many of them...
I have to admit that I have become a fully fledged, dyed in the...
For my 60th birthday my wife bought me a framed photo of someone parapenting...
When I retired from work little did I know what form my life was...
We have just driven our classic mini from Hampshire to Turin and back with...
There have been a couple of articles in the newspapers recently about women who...
Madeleine Blenkinsop was a spinster of 65 years of age, and she had been...
A couple of summers ago I received an email from a lady inviting me...
Hooray a new series of Strictly Come Dancing is just about to start! Many...
At the end of my marathon day in the orthopaedic clinic, I decided against...
Since the dawn of time, humans have loved story telling. Long dark winters around...
I saw my lovely chair-bearer again, three weeks into the plaster saga. The Balfour...
We’re in our fourth year of retirement now and although we are kept very...
I always pay my Television Licence on time because the fine for not having...
This article by Claire Baldry describes one woman’s successful effort to avoid loneliness in...
‘Do you have any allergies?’ I was asked. ‘No’. ‘Are you taking any regular...
Billie-Jo loved gardening, she also loved all of the four seasons, as with each...
Every time I went to the cemetery, there was always a lady in the...
There was a young girl called Cassie-Ann and she adored horses with a passion!...
This article was written by Arthur Crowhurst in 1996. Arthur died in 2004 aged...
Thembo, an Igbo tribesman, sat at the top of the evergreen Congo Chulu hills...
Summer is here and I have got myself geared up for my friends and...
As a child, I was one of the first in our street to have...
I read in a newspaper a few days ago that both women and men’s...