"Come along Simon." This is Leila Mum, she's a girl dog. "Hello Simon. You're lovely aren't you?" Leila, Mum, her name's Leila. Mum and Leila (Simon) are now super buddies. The intuition thing in dogs is astounding isn't it? When I took Leila to meet Mum she...

Leila has arrived and it's like we've had her forever. She's a Pomeranian/Chihuahua mix and we adore her, more than we ever thought we'd love an animal. Mum's doggie dream has finally come true as she has always wanted me to have one for some reason. She wasn't that...

Mum is enthralled with watching a repeat of the the royal wedding, but thinks the venue is rather odd. "It's a bit of a knockdown place don't you think?" sniffs my Mum.  A knockdown place Mum?  I'm not sure what you mean.  "Knockdown, you know!"  She's sounding...

A little pile of plain digestive biscuits, a cheeky smile and my mum's soft hand encasing mine - these are the presents I love.  In the old days she used to buy the most extraordinary array of gifts from extravagant to plain loopy.   Everything had a reason somewhere...

When did your mum tell you the REAL story about the birds and the bees?  in front of the school?  In the middle of a film screening?  No?  You do surprise me.  Forget trying to watch a film or a TV show with Mum around.  Anything on screen only serves as a trigger for...