Largely because I like the BBC TV series Sherlock I got interested in Louise Brealy (see I told you I wasn’t just perving over Benedict Cumberbatch!) She doesn’t just act either, she writes too! This morning i ended up reading this piece that she wrote on how she felt taking her clothes off to play … Read More

Holding parties is something that I regard as a skill of mine, one that has been gradually honed over the years. Last night I, unsurprisingly, heald a party – this tends to be what I do at New Year following Byron’s departure to Warrington (about five years ago) and a conversation with M-i-L about four … Read More

Ok. 1. To lose three and a half stone or however much turns out to be healthy. 2. To give a proof-readable manuscript to a friend. 3. To write daily. 4. To tidy the house.

1.What did you do in 2012 that you’d never done before? Organised a LARP event over a large area. 2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year? 1. No, but I was ill so that’s my excuse 2. Yes. 3. Not yet, still trying. 4. No, I’m … Read More

If you’re of a sensitive disposition I’m discussing all sorts of bodily functions in here and using my personal experience as examples. I think if these things make you feel uncomfortable then you would probably get something from continuing to read. Jenni Murray does not often annoy me, in fact I rather adore her sensible … Read More