….in the Colorado autumn sunshine, Wendy, Lux and Cecilia have been choosing pumpkins for Hallowe’en…and Isaac has been taking pictures of t...

Six years ago today my mother died. Missing her has become part of my life now. The good thing is that since she died I have become even c...

Are you an idealist? Do you want to make the world a better place? Do you feel discouraged and despondent? If you answered yes (and ac...

It’s been a busy week, and my screenplay has been consuming my writing energy. It takes time to think about what to blog, and then to write ...

Yesterday I learned several things. I learned that you are only allowed to go to sleep in the world of Minecraft when it’s night, so daytim...

Sad, odd times. Good and bad. A friend died last week. Suddenly. She fell off her bike. All those who knew her are reeling with shock, and...

Sometimes the best comfort for sad bad shocking news is an early morning bike ride on the Monsal Trail. That and a hug. This morning at...

People sometimes ask me - “Is it hard to make yourself sit down and write? I wouldn’t have the willpower.” Listen - I’m currently having t...

Yesterday was a special day – the British parliament voted to recognise Palestine as a state. It’s a long road to peace and justice, but we’...

PLEASE email your MP today to ask her/him to vote to recognise Palestine as a state. You can find your MP’s email address here . On Monday...

It’s 5 a.m. which is far too early for a Sue to be awake. The thing is…I woke at 4.40 for the loo and then couldn’t get back to sleep becaus...

“A multitude of small delights constitutes happiness.” Baudelaire   A list of ten small, but special pleasures: - shiny new conke...

Do you remember that Friends episode, The One with Ross’s Sandwich , when Ross leaves his “special turkey sandwich with the moist-maker” in...

It’s like being in love. I am enjoying working on my screenplay so much I don’t want to do anything else. But a girl has to get her exerci...

When I first started learning to play the saxophone five years ago, I told my sax teacher (Mel) that I was playing for fun and didn’t want a...

…but you would know anyway if you followed me on Twitter. 1/ I love dungarees. These are my gardening ones. If you look carefully, you wil...

The upside of Dave’s not travelling is that when I arrive back at Manchester airport after sixteen and a half hours journey, he is there to ...

I don't know if you noticed on a previous post, but eight of my ten favourite books were written by Americans. There are hundreds of th...

Boulder is a great place to cycle. It's green, it's quiet, there's not much traffic, and there's a network of bike trails we...

When I come to stay out west with Isaac and family, I usually take a mid-trip trip with the Aging Hippie. But as most of you know, she's...