Monthly Archives: August 2025

August Bonanza – Club de Evita-Feel-Gatsby

It’s very nearly the end of August. Whether this brings joy or despair to your heart probably depends on whether your child is climbing up the walls with summer holiday boredom or whether they’re living their best life in pyjamas … Continue reading

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“The Mousetrap” at St Martin’s Theatre – 25/08/25

Now, I’m not sure what you’re expecting from a review of a 73-year-old play but I’ll tell you what you’re not going to get – spoilers. There’s a tradition of keeping the Whodunnit in this Whodunnit under wraps and I … Continue reading

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Terrific Tenerife#3 – Whales and Dolphins, Whales and Dolphins, yeah!

When I said I didn’t mean to write two posts, you’ll realise that I definitely definitely didn’t mean to write three posts. But here we are. So far, I’ve told you about lounging and water parking and now for the … Continue reading

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Terrific Tenerife#2 – We’ll All Go to Raging Waters

Now, I didn’t mean to make this holiday into two posts as it was really quite a straightforward week of lounging about. But turns out I can write a lot of words about that BAU lounging without getting on to … Continue reading

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Terrific Tenerife#1 – The Tide is High

So, I’ve been on a Jet2 holiday. My children inform me that this is some kind of meme nowadays and I’d like to be able to say that we went the full week without ever hearing that jingle…but that would … Continue reading

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