I am now in my 55th year of being an imminent millionaire.

There’s something decidedly grubby about torpedoing a ship 1,000s of miles away from any area of conflict. By grubby, I mean cowardly.

Just threw away a whole bunch of poems I wrote 42 years ago. I remember I didn’t even really feel like that at the time, and I don’t want my kids finding them one day and thinking - blimey, miserable cow! I had a love affair with Sylvia Plath at the time. Well, not a real one. But, you know

And finally, Kathmandu from the 1990s.

Flores, Indonesia in the 1990s

From many, many years ago in Sumatra. The man who later became my husband boinging from a palm tree branch. Not a bad shot when you consider there were no iPhones or digital to see if you’d caught it.

Can we just not bomb Iran? Why are we bombing them again? I say we, I mean the US, but that is always “we” in the end.

@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "Once again Reform are spreading misinformation & smears, and the press & the media seem to repeat them.. its really important that the media.. take responsibility so when Reform or Farage says something they don't just keep repeating it"👏👏👏

Had no idea that the girl from Emily in Paris is Phil Collins’ daughter!

Public Announcement: 📣 When people have had to stand all the way on the train and you’ve had a seat, bloody stay sitting when it’s time to get off. Don’t jump up in front of everyone

Final weekend. One last push. This is about whether you want local plumber Hannah Spencer or the extreme Reform candidate. It's hope vs hate. It's Greens vs Reform. Hope can win.

Funny sometimes when I think how I just caught the tail end of a much older way of life in the village. We still referred to older people by what they did - Nurse Grey, Farmer Bowden. We had a village school, a blacksmith, a squire and everything revolved around the church and seasons.

Ok, so you want me to do some work for free so that you can “test my reach” Um, no.

Trying to resist negative engagement on the whole Wuthering Heights thing. But honestly, people’s stupidity and lack of emotional depth and understanding of symbolism is quite annoying. Anyway, shouting to the ether rather than daft arguing with strangers! 🙃 Ah, that’s better.

Can’t stand all the nonsense about Wuthering Heights not being a love story. What else is it then? Just because it’s not romantic, it doesn’t mean it’s not love. Yes it’s revenge, it’s passion and it’s cruel and it’s obsession. It’s what happens when love goes wrong

Such a lot of snobbery about the new Wuthering Heights adaptation. I thought it was brilliant. Loved the stylisation, the music and the acting

When an awards event extends their deadline it’s never “due to demand” it’s because they’ve not had many submissions. So, if you wanna win something, submit and you stand a pretty good chance!

Trump posted a video depicting the first Black president and his wife as apes and his excuse for this is that it's a riff on The Lion King, a movie that does not feature any apes. Somehow this was a one-day story and we've already moved on.

A farmer friend of 30 years used to vote UKIP back in the day and bought into Farage’s crap about the bus etc. We generally avoid politics but on my last visit she’s now a vocal anti flag shagger and has finally seen through his lies. Gonna vote Green next time. There’s always hope 👍

What’s the point if offering “entry level jobs” and then saying how much experience people need. Job market sucks for youngsters/career change

What if you threw a coup and nobody came?

One thing adult kids never think of when they’re loading all their stress on you is that you just don’t have all the answers and it’s actually quite crushing

Why isn’t every politician, leader, prosecutor, and news channels focused on this. The President is accused with significant proof of killing and raping minors.

Best thing Starmer could do now is have a duvet day until next weekend. Very bad cold. By next week the sharks will be off sniffing for blood from the next thing that comes floating past

Love how Indecent Proposal is being offered up as a Valentine’s film . True love is…

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

This post is the GOAT.

My favourite time of year. You know that thing that I said you’d miss if you didn’t sign up and that you thought was a sales gimmick? Well, you missed it

This seems to be the issue,lack if guts. No idea why though.

Just remembered a question I was asked a long time ago at the end of an interview. Staring intently, “So what colour are your eyes?”

So what happened to the Venezuela President and his wife then?

I see Wikipedia has been cursed with ChatGPT. Shame

All these tech bros going on about 996, surely 666 should be the thing What?

Me and my Mumma ❤️

Scrolling. My tired eyes for a moment thought that…

Said no to something that involved me trekking up to London tomorrow night and grinning at people while hearing “inspirational” stories for the billionth time.

This Saturday my last chick leaves the nest. I’ve spent half my life being a Mum. Their little hands, their sleepy heads, the laughter and the coziness of us in here, in the house, safe, home and together. My little friends. My best girls

I think at this point the UK has accepted Paddington as the Death Bear, collector of souls. So, I think as a nation we should start smearing marmalade on the eyes of the dead and whisper “fare for the crossing”. It’ll feel weird now but, in three of four generations, no one will question it.

If you’re female and have curly hair, you’ll always be stopped by charity people outside supermarkets. My heart sinks when I see them. I just want to buy milk!

£17.50 for a glass of wine last night

Someone has just emailed me to say how exited they are to invite me to be their special guest speaker. Not as excited as I was when I saw the fee they’re offering.

Err… just looked at my diary. Four meetings tomorrow. On a Friday?

Help! My phone seems to think I only want Brooklyn Beckham news! “Here’s what his primary school friend’s cousin thinks…” etc. Still, must be quite weird going around with a name that commemorates your parents’ creation shag

Trying to find a nice period property. WITH A DINING ROOM! Honestly, can people please just leave some walls up in your houses please? Or just buy a modern one if you don’t actually like the inside. Grrr

Good news, if true.

Charlotte Brontë's dog Grasper drawn by her sister Emily Brontë, January, 1834, both would later be known for such classic novels as 'Jane Eyre' (1847) and 'Wuthering Heights' (1847) #WomensArt

This is pretty much the only post anyone should need to understand that Farage is a traitor, a conman and a populist simpleton who must *never* be given power.