Hello Friend, How are you? I was thinking about you this morning when I was cleaning the house. Not that you remind me of cleaning but mostly because I think about important ideas and people when I am cleaning and you are one of them. I know sometimes the negative thoughts pop up and stand …
Many readers have asked me how they can bring more creativity into their life. I am a writer of 13 books and counting published with Penguin, Harper Collins, HGE, Aria and Avon UK. I have written television shows and sold TV show ideas to several international production companies. I am also an avid gardener, home …
In the weeks before my son turned 18, I started to have flashbacks about his childhood, and his sisters childhood. Things I have forgotten rose as the the sediment of his life was stirred in anticipation for him to turn into an adult and I remembered how much I loved having children. I always knew …
Dear Friend, I have been in a grump all week. No real reason other than tiredness, a minor cold, and feeling overwhelmed with life. Then this morning I woke up happy. I lay in bed and giggled with my husband while he tried to doze, and he drove himself to work while went along for …
The scent of autumn leaves. The sunset colour of the leaves from the browns through to the yellows and reds and claret. The scent of woodsmoke fires at dusk. The crisp morning air, where you can pull the covers up under your chin. Warm sunshine with a cool breeze. The budding Daphne and Camellia plants. …
I tried to remember what life was like before you died. It feels as though I am watching old home movies of us, drinking wine and trying to be sophisticated. I was the sensible friend, I think, or where you? Perhaps we might not be friends now but we were when you died, best friends …
I have a 24 carat gold mask on my face. Not in an Alexandre Dumas way, but more in the skincare direction, although it is so tight now, I wonder how long it will be before I lose my ability to blink. Beauty is not something I have ever aspired to in life. Wit and …
Last year I told a family member off for sending myself and my children Anti-Islamic memes and One Nation misinformation on Facebook. I explained it was racist, ignorant and offensive. He argued he had a right to state his opinion, I told him he didn’t have a right to tell us, because we didn’t fucking …
Dearest One, What an awful week we had, and yet we made it through. So much hate in the world and still we keep loving. Every moment babies are born, hands are held as others die, and somewhere in between we have to go on living. Living is a privilege and as I lie in …
Today we hear from Sanya who is a young girl who escaped Sri Lanka with her family. Sanya’s boat crashed off the coast of Indonesia, where people died, including three young siblings. Sanya and her mother had swum for between two and three hours in high seas to reach shore. This is her story with …