Do you ever feel TOO lucky?

You adore your husband. Your kids – well, they’re kids, so they’re not angels, but they’re just lovely, each in … More

What would you like written on your tombstone?

Who’s worse overseas, Americans (think guy in peak cap outside Eiffel Tower asking plaintively ‘How come no one in this … More

This morning, I wake to pale sunlight and the gossip of fifteen parrots in the paddock outside my window. An … More

A letter to my children… It’s ok to spend your time grouching and moaning about the way things have worked … More

Whenever I hear someone saying they’re glad they had a disabled kid, or got breast cancer, I think, really? So … More

If you saw a way to escape from the petty shit of life, would you take it? One that didn’t … More

An old woman sits on the floor in a foetal position, in a side-corridor of a public building. In her … More

O would some power the giftie gie us to see ourselves as others see us (Burns, a while ago) No … More

Yes, I’m confessing to a perverted lust. It’s called Thinking About Pointless Stuff. But even worse, once I get on … More

My lovely blog friend Iamnotshe wants to know, am I happy, what is happiness anyway, and how the hell do … More