by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Dec 24, 2017 | Family, Talking Points
Last week I wrote about ‘cheery receptacles’ and their role in my childhood Christmases. Later, in the bath, it struck me that ‘receptacles’ made it sound as though my home was a depository for redundant kidney dishes and medical waste. It’s not. But I am a big fan of...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Dec 17, 2017 | Family
‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house… Not a battery could be found to reconnect the mouse.’ Christmas is almost upon us and, if you have moderate issues around control, as I do, you will be anticipating the things that might go badly over...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Dec 10, 2017 | Nature, Talking Points
I have glitter in my pants. This is how I know Christmas is nearly upon us. It’s not glitter from the pants themselves, or indeed from any kind of genital adornment (my genitals are perfectly fabulous without Swarovski, thanks all the same). No, it’s general jazzle...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Dec 3, 2017 | Fashion
Whenever I think of Peter Bowles, which I confess, is not often, I think of him in a dressing gown. This is because I first came across him in the ITV sitcom ‘Only When I Laugh.’ The show was set on a hospital ward and the characters were costumed in...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Nov 26, 2017 | Talking Points
Black Friday has been and gone. I hope you survived. I was planning to resist this commercial contrivance but I caved in at the last minute. I didn’t want to be tempted by the offers so I deliberately deleted emails alerting me to the discounted prices at online...
