Congratulations to Charlize Theron

Congratulations to Charlize Theron for the honour she received at the Davos Economic Forum for her humanitarian work fighting HIV among impoverished young people in South Africa, a country with 5.9 million infected people. Check out her Africa Outreach Project to find...

This is my dear old vanity case.

This is my dear old vanity case.

This is my dear old vanity case. I was given it as a present many years ago in Italy, and it's travelled around the world with me ever since, like a valued friend. Now it's just possibly a little bit too much the worse for wear that I might need to put it out to...

What is it with sharks

I haven't decided whether this gentleman is fearless or foolish. Actually it's probably the former, as he just seems to be handling it like a dog or a cat. I've never heard of a shark handler, but perhaps he is one! What is it with sharks that they want to swim in the...

Thank God for sunglasses!

Thank God for sunglasses!

Thank God for sunglasses!…I don't know what we'd do without them. Any genuine rock star god /goddess would be like a shelled snail without the cover and protection of this wonderful invention. When did people start wearing them like they wear blue jeans? If you...

The History of Sunglasses

The History of Sunglasses

"The History of Sunglasses The history of sunglasses can be traced back thousands of years though they were much different to those worn today and served a completely different purpose. The Roman emperor Nero apparently liked to watch gladiatorial combat through...

Just for sharing.

Just for sharing.

Here's a glorious sunset that I took the other day…Just for sharing. I'm such a Luddite…all I know is how to point and click, and cut and paste, after that it's a dawns dinner! Has anyone out there seen the Life of Pi Movie…?? How did they do...

I’ve just returned from a trip to Malawi…

I've just returned from a trip to Malawi, where I joined with a special delegation of members of the Aspen Institute's Global Leaders Council for Reproductive Health (GLCRH), including former Irish President Mary Robinson, former Latvian President Vaira...

Read Online: New Interview

Click here to read a new interview with Annie Lennox and her husband Dr Mitch Besser about their work with HIV/AIDS, activism, advocacy and philanthropy.

Welcome to my first blog of 2013.

   Welcome to my first blog of 2013. I've decided to continue on the theme of the previous two blogs of last year. I don't claim to have the answers as to how to solve the problem of global gender violence and abuse, but I'd like to at least try to address a...

Everyone had a good point to make

 Thank you for taking the time and effort to post your comments in response to my blog yesterday. Everyone had a good point to make, and I think that you were all consistent in acknowledging that something urgently needs to be done with regard to violence against...

Zen

  For the time being I'm giving myself permission to take the pace of time just a little more slowly.  I'm stepping off the "busy" wheel, and allowing myself to ease into just "being" and "breathing" with small doses of...

Keep on keeping’ on!

  Here's another photo of one of the fantastic Harvey Nichols window displays in London.  I think that window display designers should have a higher profile.  They create amazing installations to brighten up our drab existences ( like this one) and no...

When I turn 58 on the 25th December 2012

  When I turn 58 on the 25th December 2012 I'll have been present on this planet for 365 x 58 (days). According to my calculations that amounts to 19,930 days in total. Which amounts to 19,930 x 24 in hours. Equaling 456,000 hours. Like most folks .. I go to...

Baaaaah Humbug…!!!

  I ventured forth into the magnificent shopping mall…resplendent and festooned with glittering Xmas lights , ice rink, and seasonally atmospheric purchase cheer. The reason for my journey….  I wanted to view the latest film version of...