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Column: The Potato Disaster
I am cooking dinner and there has been a potato disaster.
Read → March 05, 2019Lancashire
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Column: Table For Juan
Eating alone has had some bad PR. For decades, centuries, it has been regarded as a symbol of failure. People have sniggered and sneered, mocked and maligned. Popular culture is littered with characters whose desperation, loneliness or unpopularity has been portrayed through scenes of them eating alone. The idea that those requesting a ‘table for
Read → November 19, 2020Column: Finding Happiness
This column first appeared in the Lancashire Evening Post. It is Tuesday and I am finding happiness. I have watched a video and apparently happiness can be found somewhere between the linin basket and the boxes under the bed. Or, sometimes, in the cutlery draw. I am decluttering. And by throwing things away, I will have more space
Read → August 31, 2021Column: The Isolation
This column first appeared in the Lancashire Post It is Friday and everything is set. We have friends coming up from London and plans laid. I have booked time off work. I have built the BBQ. I have bought some new garden furniture. I have installed a new patio heater. I have cleaned the house. I have folded
Read → July 20, 2021Column – The Piano
This column first appeared in the Lancashire Evening Post. I am in lockdown and I’m going to make the most of it. I missed the whimsical fun of the first one. The demands of my daily radio show and feeling like I had to take a PHD in epidemiology were enough to occupy my time. I watched
Read → March 23, 2021Column: The Bad Back
This column first appeared in the Lancashire Evening Post. It is Thursday and I have had a bad back all week. I felt it pop on Saturday while I was power washing the patio. I don’t need the accolades or the acclaim and I certainly don’t need sympathy. It’s just the sacrifices we make for a clean
Read → May 4, 2021