Tag Archives: travel

I am a travelling female CEO: fly me.

Posted on September 28, 2019 by fortewinks

I write from a noisy LA Airport Departures Lounge Bar; the muzak is ok, my Lady Bar Attendants funny, witty, sassy. They seem to like entertaining a female barfly; the flirtations of my lascivious male neighbour elicited polite tolerance and … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Consumer rights, Entertaining, Export, Family, Feminism, Food and wine, Friends, Life and romance, Uncategorized | Tagged airport, BA, British Airways, businesswoman, female, Feminism, flying, hotel, LAX, life, middle age, restaurant, solo, travel, VirginAtlantic, work | Leave a comment

Austin power: an idyllic week.

Posted on October 23, 2017 by fortewinks

Times they are a-changing and Texas beckons; my modest business has found a greater appetite for its wares in the USA than on home turf. With opportunity snapping at our heels and new horizons long overdue, BB and I decided … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Austin, Business, Design and architecture, Education, Entertaining, Export, Family, Food and wine, Friends, holiday, Home, Hospital, Life and romance, London, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Austin, business, Cocktails, Cy Twombly, Dell Medical, Dylan Moran, education, Houston, life, Menil, Rothko, Texas, travel, work | 1 Comment

Up and down in San Francisco: the long walk

Posted on March 14, 2017 by fortewinks

My recent ten-day business trip to Texas was preceded by a wonderful day in San Francisco. Arriving at the Stanford Court Hotel, I asked if my room had a view. Not from the third floor, confirmed the Reception Staff. Would you … Continue reading →

Posted in Design and architecture, Entertaining, Food and wine, Friends, holiday, Life and romance, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Bay, cityscape, Ferry Building, friends, Houston, life, Nob Hill, North Beach, patisserie, San Francisco, shops, travel, USA, Walk, work | Leave a comment

Scotland: reunions, drama, art & a poet

Posted on August 4, 2016 by fortewinks

One rainy July afternoon, BB and I arrived at a remote part of Scotland where we found forty people sheltering under a large pergola tent, sharing a generous picnic. We had landed at the opening event of an Outlaw … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Design and architecture, Entertaining, Family, Food and wine, Friends, Life and romance, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Edinburgh, Edinburgh Casting Studio, Eeusk, Family, Hymns, Jacobite, Jock Scot, Leith Dockers Club, MacCaigs Tower, Mallaig, Memorial, Oban, Panorama, Scotland, Scottish Museum of Modern Art, Seacliff Beach, Trains, travel | Leave a comment

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