Supper Club Review: The Novel Diner does The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar was published in 1963; a month later the poet committed suicide. Though half a century has passed, last night, in the newly renovated Bush Theatre, both Plath and her only...
View ArticleNola’s Press Launch
“How did you meet Dan Aykroyd?” has been the recurring question this week. I suppose just posting a photo of myself with the A-lister, cult figure and real life Ghostbuster was a little vague…So I’ll...
View ArticleGaucho International Polo
I was a bit of a rider back in my youth. Rallies, gymkhana, showing jumping, dressage, x-country, you name it and my steed and I would try it. It wasn’t, however, until I had swapped my reins for an...
View ArticleNOISILY FESTIVAL
Bank Holiday is imminent. In an hour I’ll be packing my bag and heading up to Leicestershire to celebrate the weekend off in style; at the one and the only NOISILY FESTIVAL. Whether you’re there for...
View ArticleFestival Frolicking
A bitterly cold wind, powering rain and angry clouds chased us up the A14. My younger sister’s Skoda Yeti fought back bravely and gripped the motorway resiliently. We ploughed through a sodden Market...
View ArticleReturn of the Flash Man
Do you remember me talking to you about Almond croissants? Well the protagonist of that tale, the one who had selfishly run off to Singapore, has finally returned! After 11 1/2 months, Flash is...
View ArticleHenley Regatta
The ultra-chic granny, dressed in all her finery; pearls shimmering, sapphires sparkling, takes a sip of her flute of Bollinger, and then looks curiously at her equally glamorous companion, “Really? I...
View Article21st season strikes again…
There’s a reason 21st’s are for 21-year-olds. Once out of University, and out of that habitual drinking environment, we just don’t have the stamina anymore. I discovered this yesterday morning when, as...
View ArticleThe ‘Bailer’
I’ve been pondering the paradox of social media for quite some time – that social media, designed to make people more sociable, actually makes us more anti-social. Yes, we may be invited to more...
View ArticleNever Land
When I debated long and hard whether to blog or not to blog a couple of weeks ago, I didn’t realise that I didn’t actually have a choice. The new job, or rather the lack of time the new job brought...
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