If no one saw - it didn't count. It's only when you eat in front of strangers or people that make you feel guilty that food is really fattening.

Despotism isn't nearly as bad as it's cracked up to be.

I dont understand boys - just ask my husband.

Both Plockton and the Isle of Muck in north-west Scotland are incredibly beautiful. Sadly, Plockton has been discovered by tourists because it's where they shot Hamish Macbeth.

I would like it to be a legal requirement for all businesses to be linked to a charity.

As I was growing up, it was made clear that the fat me wasn't welcome, that a thin person was expected and awaited, and impatiently so.

If there's one thing I know, it's this - everybody thinks somebody else is having a better life.