Hey, remember when I told you about the time I went to that wedding, you know the one where I nearly got involved with my friend’s brother’s girlfriend; quite the sexiest woman I never got to dally with. Well very recently the same thing happened again. Kind of… Okay this time I’m overseas, the States […]
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Well it all kicked off after lunch. Five TBW girls having a chat and a good laugh with a bottle of wine. Well about six actually and checking out every guy as usual. Funny how eyes can suddenly mutate into scanners.   Anyway, from here on in we will be referred to thus; Lynx, Mermaid, […]
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I can’t imagine any of us ever thought there would come a day when, partners or husbands long gone, we would be in the position of having to juggle our interest in younger men with the reaction of our children to that interest.   Of course the children are our number 1 priority but there is […]
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…and all you guys who appreciate us! This is an open invitation for all of you to visit www.amazingwomenrock.com, a new online community to celebrate, motivate and inspire women. It’s not a dating site, so don’t go there with hooking up in mind – stick to TBW for that kinda’ stuff. AWR is a place […]
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And he emails back and says ….that we probably have different long term goals (translation: I like you and fancy the pants off you but you are not marriage material) but it would be wonderful to see you again for whatever reason (translation: I really want to have sex with you). So bearing in mind […]
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This is the story of Karim. A very polite, cute, likeable young man, sorry, TOY BOY, I met in December 2004. One of my originals. Not on TBW I hasten to add! And, speaking as someone who has been around the block a few times and met several (lots, in fact) of total bastards en […]
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As a woman, I’ve often read articles about pampered girlfriends and wives who live a surreal existence surrounded by a menagerie of servants, fast cars, designer clothes and expensive credit card allowances.  Since going out with my Italian boyfriend the expression ‘High Maintenance’ has taken on a whole new meaning.   He demands practical and emotional […]
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“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there…” begins L. P. Hartley in ‘The Go-Between’. Now there’s a line that’s always stuck with me. You see whilst I might recount the past from time to time – as of course you know  – I don’t like to dwell on it. Why? Well […]
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The Loaf came over yesterday to have some beers in the sun by the river.  We had the nicest time sitting in the late British summer sun and then came home, fired up the BBQ and cooked some steaks.  We watched a movie and cuddled on the sofa under my big cream cashmere throw. A […]
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I live with my 14 year old son and my 27 year old boyfriend, (who is constantly telling me that I behave like a 12 year old). The other night around 10pm my son was still on the phone after 2 hours and when I asked if he was ever going to hang up and […]
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