Beard oil and mince pies – it’s Christmas in July
So, it’s July. And the Law of Media decrees that we must turn our thoughts to Christmas. At least, this is the law if you’re […]
Travel, time and a transit van: The Brandy of the Damned by JMR Higgs
This is a post about a book I cannot review: The Brandy of the Damned. The reason for that is that the author is […]
Review: Hey ho, let’s go Swingball Pro
When I was a kid, Swingball (along with Grifter bikes, Mr Frosty and Weebles) was something the cool (AKA spoilt) kids had. I will let […]
Guest post: Cobblers to yummy mummies
I’m pleased to say that one of my favourite bloggers, The Kraken Wakes has blown in for a guest post. A sweary, ranty tornado of a guest […]
Anti-fashion: 5 great looks for women
I was thinking about personal style yesterday when I went to my BodyCombat class at the gym. There were two women in the front row […]
At weekends, I also juggle hoops
I have started two new jobs in social media. Ironically, this has left me with very little time to blog or tweet. Both of […]
In conversation with Zoe Williams
I first encountered Zoe Williams over a dozen years ago. I was working for Carlton TV as a producer for Thursday Night Live (a current affairs […]
Review: Pretty bargainous sports shoes
I recently wrote about my gym challenge over here on Spikes & Heels. I’ve done over 600 gym sessions now and my enthusiasm is […]
A cautionary tale for freelancers
Now here’s an odd one – I wonder what you make of this? Towards the end of April I was contacted out of the blue […]
What Cybher taught me about blogging success
OK I know I promised you lots of hot blogging tips from Cybher, but as it turned out, it wasn’t that sort of day […]