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Blog: A lesson in life from 'the Ginger Ninja'

I THINK ‘how hard can it be?’ were the famous last words I uttered before my niece and her entourage exploded into my house.

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Blog: Me, an actor? You've got the wrong script

THERE’S a film crew coming to Kirkby Lonsdale.

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Blog: Dead-eyed zombies? That's us!

AT 7am today I was perfectly happy. I’d woken up – always a bonus – and was looking forward to a big bowl of chocolate cereal before work.

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You can't possibly do worse than me...

I WROTE a feature last week on the importance of organ donation and have since signed up to be a donor myself.

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"Tut tut, Mary Berry, all that cake is no good..."

CHANGE is in the air at Casa Clarke this week.

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New washing machine puts us in a spin...

YOU know you’re getting old when a new washing machine is heralded like the arrival of the Baby Jesus himself.

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I wonder if my cat really loves me...

ONE lunch hour last week I overheard two women in Kendal having the age-old ‘cats versus dogs’ debate.

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Friday treats are a subsbtitute for TV Bake-Off heaven

THERE’S a void in my life left behind by the Great British Bake-Off.

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"A mysterious ghostly presence keeps walking off with half my wages..."

THE subject of ghosts has come up several times in the office recently following a ‘sighting’ by a colleague’s wife.

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Looks like d'Artagnan might stay

THIS week has been all about the ‘mo’. The fiance, who can barely muster himself to get a haircut most of the time, has embraced ‘Movember’ – where men grow a moustache for a month to raise awareness...

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"I think d'Artagnan may be here to stay..."

THIS week has been all about the ‘mo’.

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It's lonely out here in the real world

YOU might want to take a seat, hold on to your hat and make sure your socks are secure for this: Last week I deleted my Facebook account.

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"Forget the board games - we want iPads for Christmas!"

THE Christmas I was eight I desperately wanted a 'Baby Rollerblade' doll.

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"I'm always eating cake alone..."

THIS week has not been kind to my waistline.

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"Please reduce the volume of your stress, I'm trying to watch Elf..."

I’M going to take a step back and prepare to run in case my next sentence gets me lynched: I’ve done all my Christmas shopping.

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"It's like the Blackpool illuminations at home..."

ONE of my favourite things about this time of year is The OTT Christmas House.

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This year will be different - well, maybe!

IT’S that time of year again when we all have to pretend we’re trying to better ourselves.

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"I may as well finish my Chocolate Orange first..."

IT’S that time of year again when we all have to pretend we’re trying to better ourselves.

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“They’re saying we might need to stockpile hundreds of tins of beans!"

LIKE Englishmen in hot countries and the Daily Express, I am becoming strangely fascinated by the weather.

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"I do try not to sound like grandma!"

APPARENTLY I’ve started to talk like I’m several decades older than I am.

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