Teddy Bears And Cardigans

Words You'd be happy to never hear again Yep, you have a list too in your head. Words, and phrases, that before 2020 meant nothing or so...

Nightmare of Washington to be sung loudly and with passion to Fairytale of New York (My favourite song ever) Apologies to The Pogues for ste...

It's 8pm on a Thursday, millions are under lockdown in the UK, but many leave their sofas, open their doors or windows and clap. Some h...

Once Upon A Time there was a boy. He was born into a loving and powerful family.

I'm Fed Up With Cleaning - Can I stop now please? I don’t know about you but I’m fed up with cleaning. It was fun but now I'm...

I do not smoke and I don't want your second hand vaping The BBC News recently reported a call to lift the ban on vaping in public p...

The Perils Of A Long Hot Summer I'm a grandmother and can remember the last long hot summer in the UK. It was 1976. I was twenty a...

Is It Bad Parenting To Serve Junk Food? I never asked this question when my children were little. We just fed them. We fed them junk...

When Terrorism Is Too close To Home I have woken up to horrendous news too often. A terrorist attack aimed at children at a concert...

Baby Boomers had it way too easy is a phrase bandied about every time pensions or housing are mentioned. (And at the risk of sounding ...

Thoughts on Saturday Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial A memorial to those who fought and died in Iraq and Afghanistan was unveiled on Thu...

Thoughts on Saturday - Child migrants, Sex Education and Sir Philip Green Last week I didn't publish a Thoughts on Saturday becaus...

Thoughts on Saturday - Katie Pybus, McCann and Shiner Katie Pybus Mum home schools her kids - by letting them play computer games 7...

Thoughts On Saturday - Gina Miller and Trump I watched Question Time this week for the first time in ages. I smiled when David Dimbleby...

Thoughts On Saturday - The NHS and Thundersnow The NHS.  Many of you know that I am a retired nurse, I was a theatre sister for ...

Thoughts On Saturday - Jill Saward, Trump and Shopping in PJ's Happy New Year and welcome to Thoughts On Saturday. On Thursday it ...

Each week I join in with #MySundayPhoto, a linky* that showcases photos from around the world. I love looking at all the pictures and commen...

Thoughts On Saturday - Goodbye 2016.  I thought on New Years Eve it would be appropriate to say goodbye to some of the celebrities th...

Thoughts On Saturday. Aleppo, Fake News and Southern Rail. Aleppo I don't think any one could avoid the horrors of Aleppo this ...

I used to like Question Time on the BBC. I loved shouting at the TV, disagreeing with the panelists and ranting on Facebook with like min...