Woman Commits Suicide to Avoid Old Age, was a front page Sunday Times headline.  Immediately I imagined some poor, pathetic, lonely old… Read more

It’s Professor Brian Cox who dunnit for me, in the sitting room, with his BBC series, The Wonders of the… Read more

I was hanging up the washing, when I imagined a Japanese woman of similar postmenopausal age living in Sendai,  doing… Read more

This might sound a bit callous, but I don’t know what has been more shocking for me today: watching footage… Read more

Happy International Women’s Day! I’ve just clicked as a virtual participant for the Millennium Bridge celebrations, led by the awesome… Read more

I think Jacqui Smith, whose programme Porn Again was broadcast on BBC 5 Live last night, is brave to talk openly about… Read more

Well done Colin Firth for winning the Oscar last night for his performance as George VI (Bertie) in the wonderful… Read more

I have now had a chance to reflect on my concern over Liz Kershaw’s Sunday Times article (20th Feb), Cause of… Read more

It’s back! My one weakness (although my husband would argue fervently that I have more) is my passion for MasterChef…. Read more

I appreciate that care for the elderly by the NHS has become a contentious issue, but has the world gone… Read more

I found myself surprisingly disturbed as I listened on BBC i-player to Roisin McAuley’s absorbing BBC Radio 4 documentary, Leaving Mr Wrong… Read more

It’s Valentine’s Day.  A card arrives on the early morning tea tray. I clasp my hands to my bosom and exclaim,… Read more

It’s happened again – another article about how postmenopausal women are really only forty. Have I missed something? No. I haven’t…. Read more

I have just returned from a train trip from London to Barcelona. What a wonderful city – full of surprises…. Read more

I received a message on the answer phone last Thursday from BBC1’s Sunday morning programme, The Big Questions. Would I… Read more

After announcing this morning that Nelson Mandela has been admitted into hospital for tests, BBC Radio 4 News continued by… Read more

I’ve just read yet another article (this one from Menopause Relief) about how you can ‘cure’ low libido during and after… Read more

The BBC’s Today Programme on Monday mentioned that 17th January is the darkest time of the year emotionally.  The hype… Read more