Where does one start? Tina Turner, a global, adored icon is gone, and we are all, collectively, diminished by her death. This amazing woman was a force of life, a fabulous singer and a woman who inspired millions of people. Her beyond iconic song “Simply the best” has been on …
My lovely running gal Kathakoli Dasgupta has contributed many guest posts to this blog (including this one from last year, also about running in a sari 🙂 ) She chats with us here about a recent run in the UK where she now lives, and how/why she decided to run …
Have you seen the latest ad for Nike women’s clothes? Specifically for a sports bra and leggings? It features a trans influencer called Dylan Mulvaney, who is still biologically male. Here, please watch the clip (below) if you haven’t already seen it… I have decided, after a lot of private …
Disclaimer: I was given the 2 tops I am about to review by Kica to try out, but with absolutely zero pressure to say/write anything about them. I don’t think the good folks at Kica even know I blog, so I repeat, absolutely no pressure from their side at all. …
Some of my friends are total rockstars, and since it is is International Women’s Day, it seems totally befitting to give a shout out to one such rockstar – the one and only Kathakoli Dasgupta, a young woman who has been part of my own running “journey” since Day One. …
My Shanghai-based running pal Tina Kanagaratnam comes up trumps today – as she does every time she shares her running photos, to be honest. As befits a lady who leads guided historic and cultural walks around Shanghai, Tina has a great eye for detail. So, what did this morning’s run …
Paraphrasing the inimitable Virginia Woolf, today I want to give a shout out to my lil’ room of my own 🙂 Well – actually it’s a basement, rather than a room. And it’s in my mother-in-law’s house. So yeah, you’re right, it’s not really a room of my own at …
My cyber-friend Tina Kanagaratnam went out for her regular run in Shanghai on Valentine’s Day and she shares with us here some of what she saw on her run through the streets of one of China’s most fascinating cities: Love is also blooming here, too (below) Tina’s comment on the …
Yesterday, on a stunning spring morning, I went for a nice ‘n slow walk/run around central Delhi, and boy oh boy was the city looking stunning. Absolutely gorgeous. I’m still taking my running very slowly, trying to minimise any impact on my eye (I had a retinal haemorrhage, for those …
Hello from one very, very, VERY happy woman. After scaring myself silly with a retinal haemorrhage just before Christmas, I was told by the retina specialist I consulted that there was to be no running and no weight lifting for weeks, if not months. Cue much weeping and wailing. Cancellation …
