My job involves encouraging people to make friends and communicating the value of great small talk. Practise what I preach, right? Wrong! We’ve just been on a great Christian holiday abroad. My husband and kids were exemplary socialites, but I was a loner! Only one person approached me to chat, and that was to say, […]
I didn’t make friends on holiday, but I only blame myself! Read More »
We all know we have two three-day weekends coming up! Yay! You may not be as excited as Rhiannon is about The Coronation of Charles III (she had booked her London hotel before the day was officially announced). Still, hopefully, you’ll be able to mark the occasion somehow. There have been many Royal events recently,
Honour the King of Kings as you celebrate Charles III’s Coronation Read More »
I never had a foreign pen pal in the heyday of French exchanges. Being paired with the girl who also had a bird as a pet, ‘et une soeur’ seemed tenuous grounds for a lifelong friendship. Still, I do know people who forged incredible bonds thanks to the pale blue high school letters airmailed across the
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Blue Monday. We’re told that the third Monday in January is the most depressing day of the year, so we pick out all the rubbish that happens on that day and focus on it. Sometimes, when a few things go wrong (no milk in the fridge, stubbed toe), we can’t be bothered to bring ourselves
On the afternoon of 8th Sept 2022, we lost our beloved, longest-serving monarch. You may have already watched hours of footage, read tributes and heard heartfelt responses to the news. Many friends have shared their favourite pictures on their own social media accounts. I love this image of the Queen at Balmoral, taken just two days
Queen Elizabeth II: Faith, family and friendship Read More »
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