People all over the world have been mourning the passing of David Bowie this week and, now, just in the past few hours, Alan Rickman as well. I don’t recall ever not knowing David Bowie’s name – he was always there, even though I never saw Labyrinth as a child, so I can’t locate him…
We’re a week into the new year and I hope it’s been treating you well so far. I’ve already scored myself a scar. See? In case you’re wondering “That looks like an awkward place to have three stitches”, my answer is “Yes, rather!”. Not that I mind – better to be safe than sorry. I’d…
Yes, it’s that time. Right now, across the world, people are sitting down to take stock of their year in the hopes they have ticked off as many of their ‘To Do’ lists as possible and – hopefully – find a lot to celebrate and give thanks for. I know I have and do. A…
As I write this, we’re all enjoying a bit of ‘down time’. Quite frankly, that’s what the past few days have been all about. I cooked up enough of a feast on Christmas Eve to get us through to (hopefully) tomorrow, so I’ve been able to relax reading and playing board games and watch some…
I’m an advocate for giving experiences as gifts, and this year I went pretty big (definitely a very special treat) and bought the family Gold Class tickets to see a little movie you might’ve heard a bit about – Star Wars: The Force Awakens. My own feelings for the movie can be summed up in…
The above picture was taken at the Netflix Stream Team Christmas party the other day. On a gorgeous summer day by the beach, we talked about some of our favourite programs from this year – top of my list was the terrific series Jessica Jones. If you have Netflix and haven’t seen it yet, do…
As you’ve no doubt determined by the title, this regular update is late. I want to give a robust and totally understandable excuse, but the simple truth is I don’t have one. It’s not that I don’t have anything to celebrate – quite the contrary, it was my birthday yesterday! There are just a few…
We had guests this week – my mother and sister were in town and we had birthday party/early Christmas festivities. You might think it would feel weird to be celebrating early, but it was lovely. The kids, as you’d expect, were very happy with the arrangement (“two Christmases!”). We did lots of things, including…
As the world emerges from the shock and horror of the events in Paris this past week, I’ve seen and read a lot of commentary in the media about how we must endure, and live life without an imposition of fear. Be defiant, but be kind. I think this is why this video has…
