In 2011 I went to Paris for a weekend in February with my big sister Kath.  I like going away with Kath. She likes to walk to places, as I d...

 “ Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” I just came across this quote from Simone Weil, and it made me wonder if I should...

  I have not been to America to visit my lovely family since October 2024. I used to go twice a year. I would love to see them but I am not ...

My weekend in London had a big impact on me. I’ve been thinking about it all week. On Friday we spent the afternoon and evening at the Natio...

My best Christmas present starts on Friday. I asked my daughter to go to London with me for the weekend in January (as her present to me) an...

When I am looking for something short and gentle to read in bed in the morning I check in on Garrison Keillor’s blog. He talks about his dai...

Well, I finished reading The Gifts of Winter. The odd thing was that while I was reading it I felt more cheerful, but now I have finished it...

  I’ve watched four Nora Ephron films in the last two weeks. Four!  Sleepless in Seattle, You’ve Got Mail, When Harry Met Sally, and  Julie ...