I'm an autumn girl at heart. I love autumn and all that this season brings. I've been looking forward to it more than normal this year. Perhaps it was the intense heat of June and July, perhaps it was the relentless rain in August, but already in September, I feel more at ease, happier in…
Years ago, when I was about 8 or 9, I found myself in my mum's bedroom. I can't remember now exactly why I was there, but I imagine I was probably trying on her shoes or rummaging through her make up bag. I had a fascination at the time with her peachy pink Cutex lipstick…
It is officially still Autumn. I woke up yesterday to a dusting of snow and to me it felt like winter. Out in the garden some of my spring flowers are still in bloom and last week it was mild enough to feel like an Irish summer .... No matter what the weather, I've been…
School's out, people are on their hols and jetting off to sunnier climes. These days, thanks to cheap flights and the digital age, you can be somewhere sunny in just a few hours and share holiday memories in an instant. In my childhood, in the 1970s, long before Easyjet and Facebook had even been thought about,…
