by 40somethingfangirl | Mar 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
MOMENT IN THE SUN: WORLD BOOK DAY The great thing about having children over the age of say, eleven, is that you are no longer subject to the stress and panic surrounding World Book Day. I had no idea, when my children first started school, about how big a deal this...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Nov 11, 2018 | Food, Health, Uncategorized
I don’t wish to frighten the horses, people, but Christmas is a matter of weeks away and it’s time to talk dates. Not first dates, or blind dates or hot dates; those were the kind of dates I concerned myself with as a younger person. Back then, three dates in a day...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Nov 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
Moment in the Sun: FISH FINGERS! Whoop! Fish fingers are fashionable at last! Why? Because the fish used in their production comes from more sustainable sources than fresh fish. So, better for the oceans and better for our consciences. Which means I can totally come...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Aug 8, 2018 | Arts, Travel, Uncategorized
I am in Edinburgh. I can tell this for sure because, in spite of the heat wave currently gripping the South, the skies here are leaden and the winds brisk. Rain is forecast. Instantly I realise I have packed all the wrong clothes. Why oh why did I reject the snuggly...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Dec 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
How long has ‘Twixtmas’ been a thing? I see from the Collins dictionary that this is a new word suggestion, currently under review and awaiting approval. I feel late to the Twixtmas party. If I’d known it was being bandied about willy nilly I’d have been wishing...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Oct 15, 2017 | Health, Uncategorized
It’s 3.12am and I am awake. A cat is on my head, kneading away at my scalp. Her purring might as well be a pneumatic drill operating three feet away. Further down the bed, my dog is nestled in the crook of my knee. I am tense. Not just because I am not enjoying this...
