Why is it that for many baby boomers one drink is never enough? It’s Saturday, not quite noon, and I’m meeting a friend for ‘coffee’. The funny thing is, coffee won’t even be mentioned. We’ll scan the menu, then one of...
Desperate, predatory husband-stealers… Sultry seductresses who’ll drain the life out of you… Why does the media present such a warped image of women who’ve lost their husbands? My friend Helen has been at a terrible...
When do your kids stop being children? Some would say it’s when they have babies of their own that your relationship shifts and takes on a whole new shape. I didn’t give much thought to my relationship with my mother...
You know how you’re singing an old song to yourself from the 80s, then you mention the band to a friend on Messenger, then the next thing you know, you’re being sent ads and emails about that very band’s upcoming tour...
A year ago, I got the news that my eldest daughter was pregnant. I was delighted (although I – obviously – felt far too young to be a grandmother!) “Hurray, I’m going to be a granny!” I sang to myself (or to anyone I...