Tag: Reading

  • Ferry Fiasco

    Ferry Fiasco

    Twenty-five hours stuck on a ferry.  That was the agonising conclusion to my pre-Easter break.  No magazines or books to read (it was meant to be a short, overnight crossing), the film on our laptop refused to play.  My suitcase was in the hold so I couldn’t even fish out a glamorous dress and pretend…

  • Words v Blue Monday

    Yesterday I congratulated myself on surviving ‘Blue Monday’ only to discover it hasn’t actually happened yet!  I naturally assumed it would be the first Monday after Christmas that is not a holiday and the first day back at work for many.  But no, the most depressing day of the year generally falls on the third…