I spent a couple of hours at The Royal Institute of Great Britain earlier today being interviewed by Comic Relief's Chief Executive, Kevin Cahill, in front of an audience of the entire 250 of their staff team during their annual one-day conference. The reason I was...

It must be pretty obvious that I'm a bit of a sucker for flowers. They just offer such beauty wherever they are. I can't imagine a world without them. Needless to say my fingers are the opposite of "green". House plants curl up and die at the sound of my...

I'm not normally into sport, but yesterday's men's final at Wimbledon was pretty special. An entire nation ( ie the UK ) held it's breath and hopes for Andy Murray…and for a moment perhaps, the blurred division between Scotland and the rest of the kingdom...

As it's Friday I'm posting a petal to celebrate the end of the week and welcome in the coming weekend! Why don't you post my petal to a friend to send them some love?!!! Love and Petal... From Annie xxx

I had the extraordinary opportunity to go to Westminster Hall earlier today, to witness an address given by Aung San Suu Kyi. I have the feeling that everyone in attendance had a sense of incredulity about the event. We could all hardly believe that we were actually...

I just got back from Birmingham where I had been invited to speak at the Annual Leadership Conference of teachers... One moment that stood out, was when I asked all 1800 people if they could put their hands up if they already knew that one in three pregnant women are...

Rehearsals at the palace.... Slight pause for the horses to pass by!

I love peonies...but was baffled when they started fading a day after they'd been put in a vase....Just found out the reason....I'd forgotten to add water... So this, dear friends, is a very thirsty peony that's just about to be rehydrated! Be kind to flowers they do...

I thought this was hilarious.. Walked past a TV set sitting on the pavement watching rubbish. I thought it was just humans that were addicted to that pastime..not the other way around!

London is feeling very celebratory right now. The glorious sunny weather is certainly a major contribution, but also, there is bunting all over town and a general air of joy wherever you go.. As a youngster or oldster of almost six decades of age, I rather appreciate...

Yesterday I spoke at Google's Zeitgeist. For those of you who haven't heard of it before, Zeitgeist literally means "the spirit of the times"….and for me, the opportunity to present the issue of HIV /AIDS as it continues to affect the lives of...