Last Christmas

Happy Boxing Day. Hopefully you’re all enjoying these few days of feasting and relaxation with your loved ones. You might be reading this with a hangover from the excess festive food and drink – and the sad news that George Michael, a tremendous talent and all-round nice guy, has died, aged only 53. If 2016 […]

Festive fodder

Bah humbug no more. As we all know, 2016 has been a dark year. In the spirit of Scrooge, I almost didn’t put up a tree this year. I moaned to my friends that I wasn’t feeling festive and they told me to embrace the holiday spirit. So I gritted my teeth, stuck on some carols […]

The avocado emoji has arrived!

Call me basic but I’ve been waiting with baited breath for the avocado emoji to arrive (yes, really) and now it has, I’m a happy woman. At last, I can express my love for this green goddess of a fruit without actually having to say anything. I see this as a prime opportunity to share […]

So this is Christmas

Well, lo and behold, Christmas is around the corner. I don’t know about you, but I don’t feel very festive this year. A lot of us will be glad to see the back of 2016 and after all that’s happened, we might wonder why we’re bothering to celebrate. We’re faced with a ridiculous pressure to […]