Archive for the ‘Peppermint Personal’ Category

Live life and give life…

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

I try not to weigh-in on too many ethical arguments and I’m definitely not going to pretend I’m a big charity crusader. But, it was the launch of the new NHS organ donation advert last week which stirred something up inside me. I think everyone is entitled to their own ...

Where did all the poppies go?

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

It’s just a couple of days before Remembrance day – but you’d hardly know it from the paltry number of poppies on show. How sad, and how utterly apathetic.  It’s really not asking much to spare a few coins and wear a little flower for a couple of weeks to mark the ...

Obama and McCain – The Final US Election Showdown

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

So, the American Presidential election is here and I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m following it with great interest (and excitement – I know that’s a bit sad).  Our office is firmly split.  We have some staunch Conservatives and they are firmly behind McCain – I, however, am ...

Nursing mums finally allowed out in public

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Welcome news this week that Britain is finally emerging from the Victorian age where breastfeeding is concerned and – heavens above! – actually going to permit women to feed their babies in public places without fear of reprimand.

Hello Kitty phones for 30-year-old women? Oh please.

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

So the latest marketing wheeze to exploit impressionable little girls is the Hello Kitty branded mobile phones.  Cute, pink and, at £310 a pop, an outrageous rip-off.