by Rebecca | Jan 14, 2022 | Christmas
I saw a question on Facebook recently, asking which movie frightened you witless as a child, and scarred you for life. I’m embarrassed to say that for me, it’s the original Ghostbusters. Watch it now objectively, and I can’t believe it would frighten a two year old –...
by Rebecca | Dec 17, 2021 | Christmas, Life and Family
There’s no better time than Christmas for games, and adults having the time to sit down and play them is one of my best and fondest childhood memories. But as wonderful as board games are, they are not for everyone; and for those who really can’t face the...
by Rebecca | Dec 3, 2021 | Christmas
I write to you from my sickbed, which is an awful lot nicer than it sounds. My bedroom is one of my favourite rooms in the house, and so it’s not been a punishment to be confined here since my positive test last week. Covid has not been easy on me, though – I’ve had...
by Rebecca | Nov 19, 2021 | Brilliant Businesses, Milton Keynes
The Love Local Hub: where small business, big business and the local council unite, and why every high street should have one Several years back, I met the manager of our huge indoor shopping mall, the centre:MK. She told me that there is some truth to the age-old...
by Rebecca | Nov 5, 2021 | Life and Family
Every Autumn when I was little, we built a bonfire in the field at the back of the house. The farmer didn’t mind, because he and his wife had a lot of land and five children, and they were all at the heart of our best village celebrations. Then, on 5 November, the...
