Birthdays
I’ve turned 60 – but all is not lost
By the time you read this I’ll be 60, having passed that milestone on Tuesday. My older friends tell me…
Familiar and strange
Each story circles around events both big and small, such as lunch at a simple trattoria, a birthday party, a summer holiday or the funeral of a friend
Dear Mary
Q. I am organising my 21st birthday party at our family house in Italy. It is a fantastic location, but…
The Spectator’s Notes
The most extraordinary thing about the scandal of Unite at Grangemouth and in Falkirk is how long it took the…
The Spectator’s Notes
As I write, the World Islamic Economic Forum is opening in London, the first time it has been held in…
Dear Mary
Q. Regarding the writing of ‘no presents’ on an invitation (Dear Mary, 6 July), my own experience is that many…
dear mary your problems solved
Q. I have far too many friends to be able to invite them all to my forthcoming book launch. How…
