My Phillips RéAura experience – An Independent Review: First thoughts

I was, apparently, on the verge of being offered a review sample of the Phillips RéAura but the offer did not materialise. I thought it would have been a great opportunity for Phillips to have their new baby reviewed by someone with a skin type that was different from...

Lentveggie – The rationale

Although I’m not a Catholic, not even a Christian, I usually give up something for Lent. Many cultures have fasting traditions and many people around the world pay some heed to them. Not all are as tenacious as Ramadan fasters: I always remember one or other of...

If I believed…

I am the daughter of two Hindus in a more or less Christian country. Caught between two cultures, I was outside both. My parents, though nominally as much Hindus as anyone else, observed Diwali and lit an oil lamp to “God’ at night. I was told to say my...

Lentveggie – the preparation

We plan to go vegetarian for Lent. I don’t know yet whether the whole family will manage to stick it out all day every day between next Thursday and Easter Sunday. Yes, I know Lent actually starts on Ash Wednesday, but that is the Boywonder’s birthday this...

On St. Valentine’s Day

Will you be sending a Valentine this year? Do you think you’ll be receiving one? Will there be the grim, slightly buttock-clenching exchange of Paperchase/Moonpig cards in the morning to get it over with? Or will a dozen blood-red roses arrive at your desk from...