Home or away?

So now that you can take a holiday, will you do so? And if you do, will it be home or away? I have just returned from a week in sunny Brighton. My husband and I book the same beautiful apartment in Royal Crescent every year. We were the first guests to stay post lockdown.…

Using Chinese medicine for Hay fever

Hay fever is one of the most common allergies in the UK. It affects around 13 million people. So are you one of them? If you are, then you have my sympathies! So what are symptoms? They can include: a blocked or runny nose sneezing and coughing itchy throat headache itchy, red or watery eyes  …

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July to our American friends. A day to celebrate independence! But the 4th of July 2020 has a slightly different twist for those of us in the England. Today, we can get a haircut, and then have a pint or gin and tonic. Later, we may go for a meal in our…