Making Life more Beautiful
About 100 people attended my book launch. There was lots of time to meet new people (all photographs are by Laura Shimili). There was plenty to eat. Samosas, two types of Iraqi bread buns (one vegan, one vegetarian), lemon cup … Continued
My life has started to get almost unbearably busy. You know me – I fancy myself as being rather good at time management. But of course I am not that good because I am now dropping the ball, forgetting things, … Continued
I am not sure how many of these I can take! Last week Notting Hill Housing, where I work, announced our intention to merge with another large housing association. Notting Hill owns around 30,000 homes in London, and we decided … Continued
As I did it I thought I would capture it. Many thanks to Becky, from our Company Secretary’s team, who gets in early and was always available to take a quick picture first thing. She generally only took one … Continued
We spent last weekend in lovely Lancashire, where my mother lives. Nick and I went up with my (other) son George and his wife Bianca. I mentioned that Mum had had a nasty fall. Thank you for all your kind … Continued
A number of people have been sharing their hits and misses from 2016 (me included). The braver ones go on to share their reflections on the past year, and their plans for the new. I really enjoy reading these posts … Continued
My first husband John Davies died yesterday. He was only 57, and had been suffering from bowel cancer for a long time. John was brave and suffered horrible pain, gruelling treatments and many indignities. At the end he was looked … Continued
Recently high profile Italian gay designers Dolce and Gabbana had a go at couples who had created “synthetic” children by way of IVF. As a result Elton John and David Furnish posted happy family pictures on Twitter said they would … Continued
My father Druce Barlow second on the left, with what looks like Princess Margaret, and my mother on the far right, next to Johnny Clough, the short man to her left. The picture was sent to me by Simon Buckley … Continued