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Virginia Lynch’s second husband liked to stay at home, so she went alone to bridge nights and concerts. At 72, on one of these solo excursions, she met the love of her life. For months, Lynch, who is now 87, had enjoyed chamber music…

If you grew up in the Bay Area suburbs in the 1990s, you probably remember Fresh Choice. I do. It was my favorite restaurant in the world. For much of my childhood, it was my first-choice birthday dinner. Fairfield didn’t have many places…

Over the last few years, the question of what counts as a meaningful gift has been at the forefront of my focus. Especially in 2022, where talks of an impending recession have retailers stretching sales out long past Cyber Monday, the…

Many people believe the best presents are those that are homemade. Often they can be cheaper, too. So how can you show you care without spending a fortune this Christmas? Create your own beauty productsThe sustainable declutterer Janine…

The Volkswagen ID.3 facelift promises an improved interior with vegan-friendly finishings when it debuts next year.Due to the global shortage of semiconductors, the first deliveries of the revised ID.3 aren’t expected to be handed over to…

When does Sunday start? The kids are up by 6.30am, so Andy and I buy time with cartoons on the tablet. Then it’s a rush to get them off to swimming. Pre-kids it was different: slow breakfasts, lying about and pottering to the pub… but no…

We are never without butter at home, as essential to us as dried oregano, garlic, tomato sauce, capers and olive oil. My wife has been known to melt a pat of Jersey butter for flapjacks, and my children eat it like cheese on the endless…

If you are seeing a lot of Gen Z wearing black, plaiting their hair into pigtails and giving you a Kubrick Stare, it’s all because of their new anti-heroine heroine, Wednesday. It has been just over a week since Tim Burton’s new series…

Honey is an excellent component for skin care since it has a plethora of antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant qualities. …

‘What’s that in Irish?’ my son asks, quite often. Now that he’s started reading and writing, he’s drunk on the power of words and cleaves to the small, cardboard-backed books of Irish gifted to him by his nana, a keen Irish speaker.Teaching…