Archive for February, 2010
Disney Princess Complex
My daughter is heavily into the Disney Princesses at the moment. Ariel and Snow White are her favourites and she loves to dress up as a princess.
I flip between worry that this interest is going to give her unrealistic expectations about what it means to be a girl and her role in the world, and then [...]
February 24, 2010
Posted in: Parenting, Relationships, Society 
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Successful marriage secrets
Part of my job as a local newspaper reporter  is to do stories on significant wedding anniversaries - mostly 50th and 60th, even 70th ones.
One of my regular questions to these devoted couples is “what are your secrets to a successful marriage?”.
I am always waiting with my breath held for a nugget of advice that is so amazing that [...]
February 14, 2010
Posted in: Lifestyle, Relationships, Society 4 Comments
Talking Heads by Alan Bennett
This is number five in my 100 + Reading Challenge. I adore these monologues by Alan Bennett. I picked up this book at a jumble sale in the Peak District about six years ago and it is a cherished bookshelf fixture.
Bennett’s monologues – performed for the BBC series by great British actors including Thora Hird, [...]
February 8, 2010
Posted in: 100+ reading challenge 2010 One Comment
