Day to day living
Patisserie Valerie has now opened in Maidstone. Not wishing to show any disrespect to my nearest town, but I have to make the point that this is quite a development. First it was Fremlin Walk (posh shops) then it was Wagamama, and now Pat Val! Whatever next?? You may already know that I have an …
Today’s entry has been prompted by this: Those are my diaries, folks, covering every year from 1985 (the year I turned 14) to the end of 2000 (when I was 29). 1992 and 1994 seem to be missing. There were quite long periods when I didn’t write, but I don’t remember ever not having a …
I watched Amber, the crime drama created by RTE in Ireland and shown recently on BBC Four, entirely on BBC iPlayer, anxiously avoiding spoilers because I was determined not to find out what happened to the 14-year-old who went missing in episode one. I had a particular interest in this one because it occurred to …