What will become of artists who paint?
What hope is there for artists following the sale recently of the robot Ai-Da’s portrait of Alan Turing, entitled ‘A.I.…
My brief encounter with online dating
Provence One of my daughters and a few pals, thinking I need company, have been urging me to get Bumble,…
Martin has worn down my defences
Provence My older, adopted sister came to stay. She suffers from peripheral neuropathy secondary to diabetes and is registered disabled.…
Wes Streeting is right – palliative care isn’t good enough
Wes Streeting informed backbenchers this week that he is voting against the assisted dying Bill on 29 November, saying that…
Move over, Mrs Bennet – I’ve seen two daughters married in less than a month
Provence A few days before my middle daughter’s Oxfordshire wedding this summer, my youngest announced that she and her fiancé,…
My dinner date with the detective
Provence ‘What do you mean?’ I wanted to ask the man who told me last autumn it was time to…
The ‘Clooney effect’ hasn’t affected my village in Provence
My eldest daughter’s husband is from Como. In the early 2000s George Clooney caused a stir in the town when…
The ‘Clooney effect’ hasn’t touched my corner of Provence
Provence My eldest daughter’s husband is from Como. In the early 2000s George Clooney caused a stir in the town…
My nights with the eagle owls
Provence Summer has arrived. The evenings are warm enough to sit out on the balcony terrace and watch the lights…
My dreams of Jeremy Clarke
The other week my eldest daughter and I were staying with friends in Richmond for the launch of Jeremy’s third…
How a hitchhiker gave me a glimpse into my past
On the mantel shelf of the cave there’s an invitation to my middle daughter’s wedding in August. This happy event…
How to choose a better death
In 1984 I was a third-year student nurse. The last secondment before my final exam was gynaecology. The wards were…
Life with Low Life: my happy years with Jeremy Clarke
Jeremy Clarke’s wife on their happy years together
