You couldn't make this up
“NOW don’t be plonking them in front of the TV watching any old rubbish,” were my daughters’ final words as she dropped off Eilidh and Taylor, who are eight, and three-year-old Joey at my house last Saturday morning.
After Blue Peter, Janet Ellis is writing up a storm on the subject of blood, guts and raised skirts
IN MY defence I do wait at least 15 minutes – OK, maybe 13 – before I bring up (ahem) the subject of sex with Janet Ellis. It is late afternoon and we are sitting in the rather swish London house that Ellis shares with her husband John and there is no one else here, apart from the family’s huge galumphing Italian gun dog. “So Janet,” I say. “About these sex scenes in your new book …”
Gardening: Help your turf spring in to summer
THIS cold dry frosty period is welcome to the soil following the wet months of winter, the wet weather is conducive to the spread of moss especially if autumn aeration was not carried out.
It's the Theory of a Deadman back in Glasgow
THEY’RE the Canadian rockers who took issue with Kanye West - but Theory of a Deadman would be happy to hear the controversial rapper’s new album.
Nicola Sturgeon: The Tories are still trying to force unjust laws on us as they did with the Poll Tax
IT’S funny how a few short paragraphs in the newspaper can instantly take you back decades.
Benedict Cumberbatch and Nicole Kidman claim Whatsonstage awards
BENEDICT Cumberbatch and Nicole Kidman have scooped best actor and actress awards for their stage roles.
Gardening: If you are thinking of growing vegetables, choose potatoes
YOU may consider looking at a plot in the garden and turning it over to a vegetable plot and the best crop to be your first crop is potatoes.
Michelle McManus: Sad that Stephen Fry's left twitter and daring to have a Katie Price bob
POOR old Stephen Fry’s not having a terribly good week is he?
Sponsored Danceathon for Sarcoma UK with backing from Belle and Sebastian and Teenage Fanclub
NOT to put a downer on the whole thing, but I’m going to begin this week’s clubbing previews by talking about sarcoma, a particularly horrible form of cancer.
