RANDOM JOTTINGS

A blog about music, sports, theatre and rants

Long time blogger just moved to wordpress. Love music, theatre, movies, sport (tennis and cricket) and cooking. Two great daughters, two great granddaughters.

Category: Women Diplomats

  • Women of the World wins award

    To say I am a proud mother this morning would be the understatement of the year. My wonderful daughter Helen McCarthy has won the International Book of the Year in the Political Book Awards 2015. She attended the dinner last night and, according to her publisher, gave a 'feisty feminist speech'. That's my girl. If…

  • Women of the World – Helen McCarthy

    Proud Mother Alert and warning of What is to Come I shall be writing, waffling, raving and boring/interesting you over the next few weeks as I report on Helen's book, its publication date, her appearance at the Felixstowe Book Festival et al so please bear with me as I wallow in the reflected glory. I have…

  • Women of the World – my daughters book has arrived

    I am not one to hide my light under a bushel and right now I am bursting with pride and admiration for my lovely, talented and clever daughter Helen, who has managed to write a wonderful book while looking after a toddler, produce another child, hold down a full time job and tolerate her mother…