What is living?
What does living mean to you? It might mean family holidays, meals out, a trip to the seaside, or simply …
Living on the edge
Like Grace, my cat, I am not built for heat. So recently, I’ve adopted a Mediterranean approach to life, being …
‘Really?’
‘Really?’ is a question that you hope a journalist never asks you. It means that you’ve probably just said something …
Be more like Grace
Grace is my four-year-old Maine Coon cat. She loves country life, her extensive territory, hunting, sleeping, eating, though is on …
How to choose where to live
How did you choose where to live? Perhaps public transport was import, or proximity to major roads. Maybe you drew …
Moved by a familiar view
As the train slowed towards Waterloo Station I glanced out of the window and saw the Union Flag fluttering on …
Celebrating the success of others
The highlight of my year is a visit to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. I love the astonishing creativity, the …
We see what we want to see
It was 7am on a Sunday morning as I walked to my friend’s yard. The horses needed to be fed, …
Can you appreciate slowing down?
Walking is symptomatic of a less frantic life for me. For most of my life, I seem to have been …
How we earned the chance to sit down
We had walked together for years, my friend and I, she a world-class photographer, me a journalist. We’d walked into …