I was eleven years old and living on the other side of the Atlantic when Jimmy Carter became the 39th President of the United States. 

I knew that the Harry Potter Exhibition had been touring around the USA, and when the editor of this newspaper pointed out to me that it would be closing in Georgia at the end of February, I decided to prioritize a visit to Atlanta.

I am a devoted fan of 1980s rock music and find it interesting to see how much the UK and USA have in common during this musical era. I was therefore very excited when my husband surprised me at Christmas with the gift of tickets for last week’s concert – Journey and Toto on tour!

I must have blinked because here we are in February. This is good news in my opinion as it means the days are lengthening and we are slowly getting closer to my favorite seasons of spring and summer.

The British and American media have been full of news about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (aka the Duke and Duchess of Sussex). In case you have been living in a cave, this has centered around last week’s publication of Harry’s memoir Spare and the recent Netflix series about the couple.

My husband says I have two speeds: go as fast as possible for as long as possible – just like the “Energizer Bunny”, he says – or a complete and total stop.