Tag Archives: work

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

Hello to half a century (and then some).

Posted on May 7, 2018 by fortewinks

Fifty-five is not an insubstantial age but not as old as I hope to be one day – assuming I will remain in fine fettle of course. This year’s birthday celebrations extended to before and beyond the day itself and … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertaining, Family, Food and wine, Friends, Health, holiday, Home, Life and romance, London, Motherhood, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged 55, Arcadia Spectacular, Art, Entertainment, Family, Food, Fun, GranCanaria, happy, holiday, humour, Idyll Suites, Innovation, life, Maserati, middle age, Party, sun, Sunday Times, wine, 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

A new life-work balance … with buttercups and daisies

Posted on November 15, 2015 by fortewinks

The start of this year heralded what I have come to think of as The Cancer Months, now happily behind me. Life has settled into a slower steadier pace; my body won’t accept any more or less and I listen … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Family, Friends, Health, Home, Life and romance, London | Tagged Bethnal Green, Bottega, business, cancer, Curtain Road, flowers, healthcare, meadow, medicine, Peezy, Rivington, Shoreditch, walking, work | 1 Comment