Things to do in Manchester

Now, as previously noted, I am a woman of many talents - in my head, at least. I can't count the number of times I've moved an atten...

Now, I've not yet spoken to the powers-that-be, but it strikes me that I have come up with a most lucrative premise for an exciting new ...

Now, much as we may like to pretend that we care not a jot for what others think of us, I suspect that actually, most of us care very much i...

By and large, I am not a big fan of change. On the whole, I enjoy things being the same: I like, for example, that the same friend cooks the...

A couple of years ago now, something happened to me that made me fall out with Manchester. In fact, there was a brief period when, had it be...

Quite astonishingly, come December this blog will be celebrating its fifth birthday. No-one is more surprised by its unexpected longevity th...

Now, there are obviously a whole RAFT of reasons why Mr Liz counts his blessings on an at least thrice-daily basis that he has the amazing g...

It's a bleak day, for I have realised that I am starting to sound like an old person. In pretty much any conversation that revolves arou...

As should be manifestly obvious by now, I am a good, loyal and above all SELFLESS wife, wholly committed to making Mr Liz's life as plea...

Good old Manchester - it can always be relied on not to let you down. Take the 2002 Commonwealth Games, for example, which I seem to recall ...

Now, I'm aware that a casual, non-educated sort of glance at this blog MAY suggest that I am in the habit of going out for a drink or tw...

First of all, I have to admit I am not by nature a gambler. Whilst I am not particularly cautious in my general, day-to-day modus operandi, ...

There are certain words in the English Language that work harder than all the others put together. Add them to any other word and they insta...

First of all, let me start by saying that OBVIOUSLY, I like this nice sunny weather as much as the next person. It's clearly FAR easier ...

A few weeks ago, an interesting contest developed between two of my favourite local chefs; a contest most helpfully broadcast over the ever-...