Many, many moons back, I lived with an extended family including my Auntie Gwen. I have spoken about her on my blog in articles past, and she was instrumental in my upbringing. She would sometimes call me Floss or Flossy and it was a cute pen name that only she ever used.  Her middle…

With a title like that you could be under the impression that I was getting up to shenanigans in Liverpool. Well, I can truthfully admit that I spent the night in a very swanky hotel with a gorgeous male specimen. Of course, it was Theodore my Chow-Chow. So, how did I come to be…

For over a year now I have been seeing adverts for a company that makes the most amazing dress designs. M.A.Dkollection is a black owned company based in Manchester, England that takes bold, vibrant African prints and makes a huge range of clothing for everyone, regardless of gender, age or race. Now, I am…

As many of you know, I was very fortunate to spend 18 days in the Far East last November. Travelling around Bali and Singapore was absolutely amazing; the sights, food, culture and architecture was out of this world and I was fortunate to experience all of this with my bestie, Boo from “Does My…

I have written about my best friend Helen, who I met when we both started working at the same place over 17 years ago. Now, we have been on mini breaks, undertaken murder mysteries, gone to the theatre on multiple times, drank ourselves silly, spent many a night dining on good food and generally…