by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Jun 16, 2018 | Family, Talking Points
“The pants and socks schedule is going to be pretty punishing next week!” So says my younger son, Theo. The pants and socks to which he refers are his lucky pants and lucky socks. He needs them because he is in the middle of his A level exams. So far the pants and...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Jun 10, 2018 | Family, Talking Points
“Will you be passing a shop today?” asks my husband, knowing full well that I am going to work where I can practically spit at Asda from the front entrance. “Yes, I’ll be passing a shop,” I say. “We need some milk,” he says. “Oh, and could you get me some slug...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Jun 3, 2018 | Fashion, Talking Points
The sun is out. The sky is blue. And so are my legs. Yes, they have that deathly pallor which comes from a winter wrapped in thick, black tights. My legs bloody love tights. Essentially, from October to June, I wear a second skin of dense, woven nylon. A fire hazard I...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | May 27, 2018 | Fashion, Talking Points
This week I welcomed into my wardrobe a new pair of bumpers. I can’t be certain, but they’re probably in the region of my two hundred and eighteenth pair this lifetime. These ones are white, but I have them in all sorts of colours and finishes. Nothing...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | May 20, 2018 | Entertainment, Talking Points
It won’t have escaped your notice that there was a quite a high profile wedding this weekend. Amid high security and watched by a live crowd of thousands sweating fervently in the streets of Windsor, (honestly when is it EVER 22C in May?) two people vowed to spend the...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | May 13, 2018 | Talking Points, Travel
I’ve just tried to pay for breakfast with a tube of hand cream and a dog biscuit. These are the first things I came up with when I rummaged in my handbag for some cash. I couldn’t find my purse because it was buried under a heap of things I keep in my bag IN CASE OF...
