For those waiting to be mothers
Mother’s Day has become that day each year when I hold in my heart all those who long to be mothers and who are waiting…. Here is a poem for you. One day I shall look back at this time At the waiting...
View ArticleOur solar installation day
Today was a happy day. The scaffolders arrived at 8am, followed by an electrician, roofer and 13 solar panels. I was up and down making tea, advising on cables and finding spare roof tiles until 3pm....
View ArticleChildren are the best clients
Looking back over my work in the past five years, there are two projects that stand out as the most enjoyable. The jobs that have made me happiest have been designing the content for: Evelina London...
View ArticleWhy I love polling day
I love general elections. I like the blunt pencils on strings, the ballot boxes and the rulers that are used to prod the voting slips in. I like the names of the far-out parties, the unfolding outcome...
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What is a writer?
When people ask what I do for a living, I tend to say I’m a writer. Maybe I should think of a different answer, because too often people imagine my work involves sitting at home all day coming up...
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Fancy a one-to-one with Google?
Yay! Two of my favourite things came together today – Google and the Library of Birmingham. Google launched its Digital Garage in our beautiful library today. It’s aim is to help small businesses in...
View ArticleElizabeth is Missing
The central idea of Emma Healey’s debut novel is eccentric, very English and ingenious. Elizabeth is Missing is a detective story narrated by an elderly lady with dementia. At least we presume she has...
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Tune-up your business at Google’s Digital Garage
I am delighted to be team lead at Google’s Digital Garage in the Library of Birmingham, which offers free digital tune-ups to small businesses. Small businesses, start-ups and charities can book in...
View ArticleOn being let loose in the Oxfam Bookshop
I have had the great pleasure of being let loose in the Oxfam Bookshop in Kings Heath, Birmingham. The store came up with a great idea – The Curated Shelf – to bring writers and readers closer...
View ArticleLoneliness 1 – What does loneliness look like?
Most of us can say, from our experience, however small, what loneliness feels like, but what does it look like? That question was more than hypothetical when trying to imagine how my most recent...
View ArticleLoneliness 2 – mental health
Loneliness can be both a cause and a result of mental illness. We know that when people are lonely, they’re more vulnerable to common mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, paranoia or...
View ArticleLoneliness 3 – older people
The risk of becoming more lonely as we get older Loneliness is not an inevitable part of old age, but older people are at particular risk of becoming lonely due to the increased likelihood they will...
View ArticleLoneliness 4 – younger people
It’s a little known fact that the younger adults are, the more likely they are to feel lonely. Those in the 18 to 24-year-old age group are more vulnerable to loneliness than those in any other age...
View ArticleLoneliness 5 – new communities
Places in which people are vulnerable to loneliness are being built in the Thames Valley When post offices in rural communities were shut down[1], it was not just the inconvenience that residents...
View ArticleLoneliness 6 – rural communities
Living in the countryside brings its own risks of isolation. The perception that close-knit rural communities provide a buffer against loneliness might be the reality in some areas but it’s by no means...
View ArticleLoneliness: Accident or Injustice?
I am delighted to announce the publication of Loneliness: Accident or Injustice? Loneliness: Accident or Injustice was commissioned by the Diocese of Oxford (Board of Mission) and the Archway...
View ArticleHanging on in there by a thread – work, motherhood and the path of life
Every so often, I am invited to talk about work, motherhood, work-life balance – that kind of thing. My response is that I’m the last person to claim that I “have it all”. On the contrary, my life...
View ArticleGoogle Digital Garage at Aston University
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Tune-up your business at Google’s Digital Garage
I am delighted to be team lead at Google’s Digital Garage in the Library of Birmingham, which offers free digital tune-ups to small businesses. Small businesses, start-ups and charities can book in...
View ArticleWords – what matters most at a wedding
When I was preparing for my wedding, someone (I can’t remember who) said: “The most important part of a wedding is the photographs.” She was a little shocked when I said we weren’t going to have a...
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