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• The Eagle Has Landed

  

  It was last knockings for Eddie the Eagle as we took our plush seats at Cinema City. The film’s been out for a while and we were two of four in the audience. Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2016 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Marriage Equality in Northern Ireland

  

  You could have knocked me over with a feather boa when, in 2013, it was a Conservative government that introduced the law to legalise same sex marriage. Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2016 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Urinetown

  

  Friday night was theatre night and Liam fancied a slice of am dram at the Maddermarket. When he announced we were to see Urinetown, I thought he was taking the... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2016 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Victoria Wood, RIP

  

  It’s with enormous sadness that I’ve just heard about the death of Victoria Wood from cancer. She was, quite simply, my kind of act. Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2016 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Reflections of an Army Brat

  

  Attending the annual Families in Global Transition jamboree in Amsterdam last month got me thinking about my own minor experience as a ‘third culture kid’ (TCK... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2016 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dirty Weekend

  

  What better way to celebrate our ‘salt’ wedding anniversary than a trip to the seaside for a dirty weekend? We were chauffeured to Gorleston-on-sea in decadent... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2016 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Pain in the Arse

  

  You know you’re getting long in the tooth when you’re regularly called in by the quack to check for a pulse. The latest invitation dropping onto the mat was... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2016 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• It’s All Double Dutch to Me

  

  A couple of weeks ago I popped over to the low land of dykes, bikes, canals, tall thin blonds and tall thin buildings. I’ve been to old Amsterdam many, many... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2016 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• In Rude Health

  

  17 miles west of Norwich in Norfolk’s rural heartlands lies the sleepy market town of Hingham, home to just under 2,500 country cousins. Not much happens in... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2016 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Talented Hands

  

  Liam lived in Wales for 15 years. With a music degree under his arm, he chucked himself into the local choirs and carols scene. Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2016 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Anne Reid, I Love to Sing

  

  A couple of weeks back, Liam treated us both to a slice of cabaret at Norwich’s trendy Playhouse Theatre. We were front and centre for a night of song and gossi... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2016 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ghost of Gallipoli

  

  Ellie McKnight is a bright academic working at Belfast University. When she falls for a minor diplomat, Ellie throws caution to the wind, jettisons her career... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2016 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Short and Curlies

  

  My fifties are my contented years. Happy in life and at home, my banner waving days are behind me and I’m resigned to the advent of liver spots and erectile... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2016 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• An Old Wives’ Tale for Valentine’s Day

  

  My mother (a woman with an old wives’ tale for every occasion), told me if I noticed a robin flying overhead on Valentine’s Day, I would marry a sailor. But I i... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2016 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Survival of the Fittest

  

  You need a second mortgage to park in Norwich city centre. When we moved into the micro-loft, we flogged the sexy-arsed Mégane (to my sister) and Liam now... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2016 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sunshine on Leith

  

  After all the fuss and frolics of Yuletide, it’s now austerity season. Nights are spent nesting on the sofa, cushion fighting over the remote control. Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2016 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Scarred for Life

  

  It’s six months since Liam was under the knife to extract Terry the Tumour. Troublesome Terry was a lump beneath Liam’s ear that just kept getting bigger. Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2016 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• An M&S Winter

  

  Watching Mother Nature drench our windows brings memories of mad Turkish weather flooding back. People who haven’t experienced it first-hand simply don’t believ... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2016 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• David Bowie, Starman

  

  We awoke to the sad news of the death of David Bowie from cancer. Bowie had a profound effect on me during my fumbling years. His pioneering music, his... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2016 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Force Awakens

  

  Following a full-on Christmas with family in London – all fun and no ceremony – the drying out time before the New Year’s festivities was a welcome respite. Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2016 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION