Lost in Words

  We have all been there. You try something new. You plan it carefully and put in all the effort. And then it fails. So, it’s back to the dr...

Long before official policies and colour-coded bins, we simply made do. In 1960s and 70s Britain , when it came to collecting our rubbish, t...

When tuning in legally required a licence. It was a paper licence that came in a variety of colours over the years, including light blue and...

It has been around six months since I left Medium (you can find out why in this six part series —  The Truth About Medium) . I no longer po...

  We made arrangements; “I’ll meet you there” was a firm commitment — and that was that. It’s almost impossible now to imagine daily life wi...

  The Big Freeze that was the biggest freeze, bringing the country to a standstill.   The winter of 1962–63 is remembered simply as the Big...

  Every writer is told, sooner or later, to find their authentic voice . That we should try to write true to the person that we are. For me,...

  Changing expectations and the quiet revolution inside British homes. In the 1960s and 70s Britain , housework was seen as " women’s w...

  Ashtrays, blue haze, and the smell of cigarette smoke were woven into everyday life. In the 1960s and 70s, smoking was a common activity i...

I was reading an article recently about the average life span. It informed me that, on average, we have about 4000 weeks of life . From birt...