Gambling addictions are blighting families across the country – if only he’d had a stupid fling with his assistant instead… This piece originally ran in The Telegraph on 31 May 2022. You can see the original version on the Telegraph site. It sounds wrong, disrespectful even, to say this – but I wish my husbandContinue reading “‘My husband was a secret gambler who lost us six figures and our home’”
Category Archives: Writing
The Wall Street Journal: Skipping the Solitaire
For some people’s engagement rings, anything but a diamond will do. This piece originally ran in The Wall Street Journal on 18 May 2007. Jennifer HowzeI’m a journalist and blogger. Previously I was The Times’s online lifestyle editor and Alpha Mummy blogger. Now I’m co-founder of BritMums and BritMums Live! – our annual blogging conferenceContinue reading “The Wall Street Journal: Skipping the Solitaire”
CNN: Anxiety rises over birth tools
This piece originally ran in CNN on 7 March 2000. Read the original version here. (WebMD) — While the majority of births don’t call for extreme measures, some can turn problematic at the last moment. Just ask Peg Rosen. The Montclair, New Jersey, mother of two underwent a labor with her first child that beganContinue reading “CNN: Anxiety rises over birth tools”
Review: Fujifilm X-A3 for travel & family pics #ad
I few years ago I started keeping an old-fashioned scrapbook of my travels, the kind with paper pages and photo corners. Inside are ticket stubs, bits of menus and loads of pictures, beside which I write descriptions of the day, anecdotes and memories. I’ve become more and more devoted to actual printing and keeping photos.Continue reading “Review: Fujifilm X-A3 for travel & family pics #ad”
Postcard from Costa Barcelona
I’ve just spent a a wonderful few days in the area around Barcelona with the folks from Costa Barcelona. “Costa Barcelona” is actually a new name for the combined areas of El Garraf, south of Barcelona, and Mataró, north of the city. The rebranding (God, don’t we all hate that word?) makes it easier toContinue reading “Postcard from Costa Barcelona”
Join Honkopoly in London for Sports Relief
On a Tube map, the distances look small. On the Monopoly board they’re even closer. But when I walked part of the route for #TeamHonk in London, organised around Monopoly board properties, I was beat. I came home and collapsed on the sofa while lots of the other bloggers were still pounding the pavement. WeContinue reading “Join Honkopoly in London for Sports Relief”
Your Instagram pictures on marshmallows
One of the vexing things about Instagram is that you take all these GOR-geous pics and while you can share them hither and yon online, it’s harder to get them into the real world. Now you can not only get them into the real world, you can get them floating in your hot chocolate orContinue reading “Your Instagram pictures on marshmallows”
Silent Sunday
Jennifer HowzeI’m a journalist and blogger. Previously I was The Times’s online lifestyle editor and Alpha Mummy blogger. Now I’m co-founder of BritMums and BritMums Live! – our annual blogging conference that draws hundreds. Follow me on Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter and Google+. www.jenography.net
I’m going to BritMums Live linky
Name: Jen/Jennifer/JJ Blog: Jenography.net Twitter ID: @JHowze Height: 5ft 7…oh, OK, 5ft 6 1/2 Hair: Red, shoulder length and not that terrible cut that I had at last year’s BritMums Live Eyes: Blue — sometimes contacts, sometimes glasses Is this your first blogging conference? This is my 4th conference to organise, and I’ve been toContinue reading “I’m going to BritMums Live linky”