The Welney Swan Feed

I count myself lucky to have the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in Welney right on my doorstep, and paid my regular visit to their swan feed this week, one of the highlights of my winter. It was sad to see a couple of dead swans trapped in the ice. A warden informed my...

In tribute to Pete Postlethwaite

I was saddened to hear of the unexpected death of Pete Postlethwaite, one of our finest British actors, and a favourite of mine who I was lucky enough to see in his one man show, Scaramouche Jones, at the Arts Theatre, Cambridge, a few years ago. He was only 64 and...
Do I suit blonde?

Do I suit blonde?

Here I am dressed to the nines as Kitty Killer for a New Year’s Eve murder mystery dinner party. Do I suit blonde? I felt very femme fatale, and it was great fun to have a whole new look for an evening which made me feel very vampish. I was not the killer, btw,...