Pandora's Box

Do you believe in love? I do. I believe in love and romance, and the notion that there is someone for everyone in this crazy world t...

I have come to the conclusion that life is just like the weather we have been enduring of late. Shockingly changeable and not surprisin...

I'll be honest with you, something has really been playing on my mind recently, and I can't help but think, that it is going to g...

Ruby sat down in front of the dressing table mirror with a petulant thud. She had woken up alone. She wriggled about a bit until sh...

I have kept a diary since I was fifteen. That seems like ages ago now. Which of course it is. I have no idea why I started to keep o...

Last week I went off to see my son take part in a drama showcase at his school. The evening was made up of performances by the kids fr...

I have to be honest with you, the clues have always been there. As a child I would visually consumed an almost unhealthy amount of Ho...

Hand on heart, I really don't like Valentine's Day. There, I've said it. It isn't that I am not a romantic, I am. ...

When I was a child, I absolutely hated people smoking around me. Both of my parents smoked as did their parents, and as a result, my si...

It's funny isn't it, the more technically savvy we are all becoming, the less actual interaction we appear to be having with one ...

I always sleep well. I sleep especially well if I am reading a good book. Probably I should imagine, because it always helps too settl...

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away I had a well paid job. I was great at it, that job, but then I lost it. During the year...

I never really make New Year Resolutions. I just really go with the ebb and flow of life and accept what arrives in the post. However...

Are you hanging up a stocking on your wall? Well, here it is, Christmas is upon us all once again. And I have to admit, I rather lik...

A few years ago, I was travelling on a bus in London, just looking out of the window and zoning out like I tend too do, when my ears ho...