Tag Archives: boyfriend

Brighton: a weekend away with the Boss

Posted on November 19, 2017 by fortewinks

He proposed the idea with such excitement and enthusiasm that I felt guilty saying no. It just didn’t feel right, didn’t strike the right chord. No brought dismay and disappointment to his face and for several days he tried to … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Entertaining, Family, Friends, holiday, Life and romance, London, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged boyfriend, Brighton, Cocktails, fireworks, happy, Lewis, mototbike, promenade, Royal Enfield, sea, seaside | Leave a comment

A London antidote: the joys and jewels of Northern Ireland

Posted on January 4, 2016 by fortewinks

Mystical light, ruby skies and shades of green that dazzle the eye; rambling roads, rocky ups and rolling downs … This is Northern Ireland, a striking, beautiful place that flies in the face of expectation to reveal visual joy, drama … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Design and architecture, Entertaining, Family, Food and wine, Friends, Health, Home, Life and romance, London, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged architrecture, Ballyscullian Park, Ballywalter Park, Beaghmore, boyfriend, business, charles Lanyon, Church Island, County Tyrone, Cows, Family, Farm, Fermanagh, Finn, Giant' Causeway, gym, Holstein, Moss Pilates, Northern Ireland, Peezy, relaxation, rocks, Sperrins | Leave a comment

Diaries: soulmates, dates and derring-do.

Posted on November 29, 2015 by fortewinks

“I need the dates of all the countries I have visited since 2005,” said The Exocet from Australia. “Could you please try and remember when and where we went on holidays and trips away?” Of course my darling; I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Entertaining, Family, Feminism, Friends, Health, Home, Life and romance, London, Motherhood, Uncategorized | Tagged Bethnal Green, boyfriend, children, Dating, diaries, diary, family, life, memento, memories, Romance | Leave a comment

A brief skirmish with Cancer

Posted on July 12, 2015 by fortewinks

It started with an abdominal pain. The ache had been there for a while but as I had taken up Pilates and was using my core muscles more intensively, it became more intensive too. It feels like a twisted bowel … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Friends, Health, Hospital, Life and romance, Motherhood | Tagged Barts, BMI London Independent, bowel, boyfriend, cancer, colonoscopy, colostomy bag, diet, Dr Gareth Parkes, Family, hospital, life, Moss Pilates, Mr Shafi Ahmed, NHS, recuperation | 2 Comments

Girls on Tour: The Three Graces and a Tasmanian Roadtrip

Posted on May 18, 2015 by fortewinks

Australia is a substantial and beautiful country that until recently left my interest unpiqued. Until that is, Exocet (Youngest of All) deemed her culinary career incomplete without experiencing the territory’s joyful food culture; she moved to the other side of the world … Continue reading →

Posted in Design and architecture, Entertaining, Family, Food and wine, Friends, Life and romance, Travel | Tagged Art, australia, avoca, boyfriend, cape raoul, daughters, family, female factory, Food, food and wine, friends, friendship, geology, Health, hobart, life, love, melbourne, MONA, oatlands, tasmania, white beach, wine | 3 Comments

First impressions: the prêt à porter (re)collection

Posted on February 15, 2015 by fortewinks

The black lace skirt with flesh tinted lining, a pale yellow silk blouse, one richly floral Chinese dress and a pair of black suede heels. These represent a handful of perfect pieces that hold memories, some momentary others momentous but … Continue reading →

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Moving out, moving in: one street and a grand new chapter

Posted on August 11, 2014 by fortewinks

“October,” he said. “I’ll need the house back for my daughter.” My landlord sounded vaguely apologetic but businesslike on the phone. I had been his tenant for nearly seven years, moving in a hurry to escape with my daughters from … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Feminism, Friends, Health, Life and romance, London, Motherhood, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged boyfriend, Daughers, evolution, growing-up, happiness, life, motherhood, moving house, parenthood, travel | 3 Comments