I got married last year and, like everyone else who has done this, I reckon this makes me an expert on the subject. So I’m dispensing my wisdom. As I am 31 years old, LOTS of people I know are getting married. Is this you? Is this very confusing? Have you suddenly gone from having […]
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The Death of Hope, or Mary Berry’s Tarte Au Citron
I was talking to a colleague the other day and he said he hated the idea of hope. It was always harking to the future, he said. It drew attention away from what was happening in the present, and set you up for perpetual disappointment. “I hope it doesn’t rain today” – so what if […]
Facing Friday – Back with a Bang
I AM BACK properly now. Did you miss me? What? NO? Get out. Anyway. As regular readers will know, I recently got married. It looked like this – And made me feel like this – I’ve already done my gushy marriage post and there is a lot more content to come on this, so I […]
Traditions
Really, I’m getting married today. But technically/legally, we did it on Thursday. I didn’t think it would mean that much, the legal bit. It’s just a formality, we didn’t get to make up our own vows, we only invited four people. But I was wrong. The ceremony was beautiful, and much more moving than I’d […]