Chez Mal Bar and Brasserie launch party
Malmaison makes me wish I didn’t live 20 minutes from Reading. The reason? Because it means I have no good excuse to stay there. Every time I’ve been to The […]
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Interviewing George the Poet for Reading Year of Culture
Last Thursday two big things happened. It was the Queen’s 90th Birthday, and very sadly, Prince died. As a journalist it’s my job to discuss topical events, so on the […]
Things to look forward to
There is so much goodness on the horizon. At the moment I am totally loving the sunshine that keeps appearing (even if it does do a ‘look at me’ wiggle […]
The April Booklist
Quite a hefty portion of Sunday was spent curled up on the sofa with a good book and the sun streaming through the window. I love a day when you’ve […]
Let’s Sing Reading 2016
Standing on stage at The Hexagon on Friday night, having helped judge the Mayor’s choir competition Let’s Sing, I was asked my final thoughts by Susanne Courtney from BBC Berkshire. “The […]
Settled
Right now I’m sitting on the sofa in our new living room space, surrounded by half unpacked boxes. But you know what, that’s totally okay. After nearly a month of […]
Reading not writing
I haven’t been doing much writing lately. If I’m honest my writing ‘mojo’ has gone for a bit of a wander, so until it’s back I thought I’d share a […]
Review: Steel Magnolias at Progress Theatre
Female friendship is a powerful thing and art has always been obsessed by it. Whether in the ‘girl power’ explosion of the 90s, Lena Dunham’s Girls today, or Robert Harling’s 1987 play Steel […]
The February Booklist
For a while, I used to write a mini book review post after I’d finished reading a book. It started to play on my mind when I was reading, distracting me from […]
Reading 2016 Year of Culture: Exercise Book
On Saturday morning, when I would normally be sitting on the sofa in my PJs with a cup of tea, I was running round Palmer Park marvelling at the random […]
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