“So how’s your week been?” the girl at the check out asked” Western Morning News 17/6/19

They say that smell is the oldest and most dominant sense.” Western Morning News 13/5/19

“How many times have you been to a funeral and heard some, if not you say ‘Oh he or she would have loved this’?” Western Morning News 8/4/19

“Fancy a bit of trivia to take your mind off you know what?” Western Morning News 1/4/19

“Oh I’ve had a lovely cream tea…in South Africa of all places.” Western Morning News 25/3/19

“I had lunch with Harry a couple of weeks ago. He wanted to talk to me about a festival he was the inspiration for five years ago…” Western Morning News 25/2/19

“I was delighted to open a new caf last week in Bovey Tracey. Now I know I have ranted in the past about the amount of eateries and take aways taking over the High Streets.” Western Morning News 18/2/19

“If ever I was at a loss as to where to take my mother as she was just dipping her toe into dementia I didn’t have to think too hard…” Western Morning News 11/2/19

“My Grandma Rosa lived well into her 80’s but of course when I was young she always seemed that old to me.” Western Morning News 4/2/19

It used to drive me mad when my mother said “What goes around comes around”… Western Morning News 28/1/19

“It’s not often I have a good laugh when reading the newspaper, but something tickled my fancy last week. I was at a loose end, so decided to read every single page top to bottom.” Western Morning News 21/01/19

“It’s no good – I have to sort the freezer. It’s groaning with things I might use, have used and will never use. It’s one of those American jobs that runs vertically alongside the fridge and I’m afraid I treat it like I do the space under the beds.” Western Morning News 14/01/19

“The New Year’s Honours list. Be honest how many times have you said, Who? Why? Or What for? Do you wonder why a singer, actor, TV presenter or model (in other words someone who gets paid very well for doing their job) gets an honour?” Western Morning News 07/01/19