SUE TURBUTT

I’ve dined out, reduced people to laughter (rude!) and, truth be told, felt rather smug at having had my own dot.com. I liken myself to a...

‘Words don’t come easy’, so crooned that great truth-seeker of our time, F.R. David (no, me neither, although I do fleetingly remember it...

So the first Christmas Market of the year has come and gone and many, many, MANY more to go. Amid cries of ‘has it really only been a...

I appear to have re-invented myself as an art aficionado…wait a minute – an artficionado…see what I did there…could that be because I’m...

“I’d really love a bar in our garden” I trilled dreamily (some might say, whined, plus I suspect I might have said that I...

I had an epiphany in Belfast recently during a city break (…in other news, would highly recommend a visit to this fabulous city), in that...

If I may be so bold…what a glorious Jubilee you’ve had Ma’am! A truly joyous few weeks. It got me thinking - any milestone provokes...

… so proclaimed those great philosophers of our time – Boney M. My personal crawl into post-pandemic life was pleasingly signposted by a...

I have been reflecting on our Kate (Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge to you and me) reaching the big 4-0. There were many articles...

So, where to start when reflecting on this past year, particularly the first half when ‘lockdowns were us!’ There were many things I...

I do love a saying! If anything were to happen to me and my phone was retrieved the ‘Sayings’ in my Notes App could define me as quite a...

One of the great philosophers of our time (on reflection it might have been Debbie from Facebook who, incidentally, singlehandedly guided...

So, as we re-emerge from (yet another but hopefully our final) lockdown, amid the relief and excitement I realise that there is much to...

As we, thankfully, move into the next stage, some reflection on the past 10 weeks… 1. While it was once considered rude to cross the...

I have observed that the number of cars queuing for a vacant petrol pump is directly proportionate to how long it takes the motorist at...

I’m getting older and clumsier. I’ve been fortunate in having only visited A&E on one occasion, so far, which involved my finger, an...

My Google Assistant (other brands are available!) is – and there’s no easy way to say this – a vamp. Since the get go she has not...

I have watched and adored this TV programme since it was first aired in 2007. However, it bothers me why the little girl is called...

There is little more frustrating than setting off on a car journey and the radio show host alerts you to an imminent traffic report but...

It's always the same. When you are purchasing an item, usually from a top end high street name, the sales assistant greets you like a...

Picture the scene, which I am sure is played out regularly in pubs and restaurants across our land... an elderly diner wants a smaller...