Mrs Lister writes…

  I was chatting to some work colleagues over lunch the other week, trading stories about ‘bad’ Xmas/birthday/Valentine’s gifts received from boyfriends/husbands. The main gist of it was this – women, by and large, are incredibly fussy and some can be VERY hard to buy for. Personally, I don’t think I fall into either of [...]

I do love a new year. Fresh start, wiping the slate clean, saying goodbye to the past – all positive steps forward in life that I have always embraced wholeheartedly. I wasn’t the biggest fan of 2011 – it wasn’t a shit year, just not one of my favourites. There were definite highlights – being [...]

That’s right folks – you’ve been putting up with my inane wittering for 1,095 days – lucky YOU!! For this post, rather than reflect on the past three years, I’d like to think about the next 12 months – where I’d like to be and what I’d like to be doing this time next year… [...]

Oh San Sebastian, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways… 1. THE FOOD Where do I start?? I think I’ll let the pictures do the talking. Here’s my top 5…     2. THE WINE My friend Anna posted a link to this article on my Facebook timeline and Jim and I [...]

My new Tumblr blog. http://boozeandfood.tumblr.com/ Does what it says on the tin.

‘Ladies and gentlemen. I’m sorry to announce that this train has been cancelled due to a fatality on the line at Southall. Please disembark and await further instructions’. I’m always torn between ‘oh no – someone died’ and ‘OH FFS I’M GOING TO BE LATE!’ when I hear announcements such as these. And I’m pretty [...]