I have been packing books away this morning – we are having some building work done in the house and I don’t want my books to get messy – and I came across what I call my private ‘Egyptian Library’.I fell in love with Egypt and its history when I was… more »

One of the common things people whinge about on Twitter is customer service – or rather the lack of it. But where there is smoke, there is fire…Yesterday I took my cat to the vet for a periodic jab and I couldn’t believe my eyes. Picture the scene: r… more »

I was very much looking forward to the return to our screens of my favourite person in retail: Mary Portas, aka Queen of Shops, now aka Secret Shopper. And she certainly didn’t disappoint in last night’s opening show. The woman is always so spot on,… more »