…is a quote I heard in a movie once (a pretty awful rom com in every other way so I won’t mention it) and it struck a chord. The full quote went something like this: Every woman gets the love life she deserves. Now I think it applies as well to men as it does … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Cairo Blues
I love this city. I fell in love with it on my first visit nearly three years ago, with its steaming concrete urban sprawl, the too-wide roads I couldn’t cross, the patchy pavements I could barely walk on, the friendly – sometimes too friendly – cab drivers, the ritual greetings I had to learn and … Continue reading »
Fake it ’til you make it…
is the motto of a very good friend of mine and I’ve decided to try and put it into practice The principle is this: if you’re feeling down for whatever reason, or you’re hit by ennui or that malaise that seems to hang around every so often, don’t do what seems most tempting – to me … Continue reading »
Fabulous at forty?
I go through two schools of thought on this one. There are times when I think – and feel – the distance I’ve come, the fact that I know myself and I’m more comfortable in my own skin than I’ve ever been, that I look better – and God knows I dress better – than I … Continue reading »
Hello world!
I’m dedicating my first ever blog to Nick Clegg. Just a week ago, I was sitting in my local London pub with friends, having my usual farewell dinner before returning to Cairo, when conversation turned to the upcoming election and who we’d each be voting for. A very good friend declared that she’d be voting for … Continue reading »
