I was chatting to my mum on the phone and she posed the question: “Do you think your love of Geography had anything to do with your first Geography teacher at secondary school, Miss...
Mum’s Gone to Luton with EasyJet – eventually.
After three wonderful days in Madrid we took a taxi to the airport in plenty of time for our 17.10 flight to Luton. Having decided this time to just take carry-on luggage, we wheeled...
An Art Attack in Madrid
ET’s Mother? No, it’s ‘Man with a Pipe’ (Joan Miro) I do love a good art gallery, me. Over the years we have dragged Rory round numerous exhibitions and we’ve usually found something of...
Look who I saw in Madrid…
Madrid is a city full of beautiful, fashionable, sophisticated people. Yet here, in the Plaza Mayor, was Spiderman with a paunch. In the photo he was actually holding in his gut for the ladies and they...
Mum’s Gone to Madrid – how sexy can a hotel be?
Have just returned from a frankly exhausting few nights spent in the most sensual, hedonistic hotel I’ve ever had the pleasure to stay in. Sometimes minimalist hotels can lack a bit of warmth. Not so the...
Mum’s Gone to Spain but Spain has come to Mum
I may have disappeared for a few days but have left you in the very capable hands of Wendy from Very Bored in Catalunya. I have been following her posts for a year now because...
Mum’s Gone to see Bouncers and Shakers
A double-bill at Spalding’s South Holland Centre this week is one not to miss. Local amateur group, St Nicolas Players, have brought the 1980s back to life with Bouncers by John Godber and Shakers...
Mum’s Gone to a hotel or a villa?
Here’s my guest post which was published last week on Pure Lanzarote.com. I thought I’d pop it on here too and change it just a little. I’d also found some lovely photos of Rory on holiday over...