TALK OF THE TIMES with Vivienne Patterson
In spite of all the changes, things don’t really move on
Published 1 January 2009
IT IS NOT really 2009, is it?
Join me in planting acorns of respect this Christmas season
Published 23 December 2008
MERRY Christmas to you all.
The most generous Xmas gift can be just your time
Published 18 December 2008
CHRISTMAS – a time of peace and goodwill to all men.
Why we mustn’t think the worst of teenagers
Published 11 December 2008
MY niece was telling me about a worrying train trip to Glasgow recently.
Sounds heavenly, but Sky really has taken me to limit
Published 4 December 2008
WE MAY lose Woolworths, but I bet the companies that will never go under are those which make their fortunes from so-called customer service.
It’s the “Last Waltz” for people’s John Travolta
Published 27 November 2008
YES, I know there’s a humanitarian crisis in the Congo, that the world is in recession, that people are losing their homes.
He might be a meddling prince, but I’m for Charles
Published 20 November 2008
WHEN I joined the Times & Star the then editor sent me to Cockermouth to find some stories.
A moment of perfection for the world
Published 14 November 2008
IT DOESN’T happen often and it doesn’t always last for long but sometimes, just sometimes, the world experiences a moment of perfection.
Halloween and Guy Fawkes – the worst week of the year
Published 30 October 2008
I WONDER if we get grumpier as we get older because we view our own childhoods through rose-coloured glasses?
Captains to the lifeboats while rest sink or swim
Published 23 October 2008
I DON’T claim to know anything about high finance – or low finance for that matter.
You don’t need to go far to have a very good holiday
Published 16 October 2008
DON’T leave home ’til you’ve seen your town!
Live your life the Paul Newman way
Published 9 October 2008
TO MOST people Paul Newman was a very handsome man, a good actor and a great humanitarian and an interesting philosopher.
When the love of money is the root of all evil!
Published 3 October 2008
TWO top Anglican church leaders last week accused the world’s money men of being “bank robbers” and “asset strippers”.
First impressions count, but Terminal 5 leaves a bad taste
Published 25 September 2008
WELCOME to Great Britain, we hope you enjoy your stay in Terminal 5!
Quarks, quirks and quorks - it makes little sense to me
Published 18 September 2008
I WAS setting off on holiday as scientists set about their experiment to prove the Big Bang theory of the creation of the universe.
Would I be a fool, or a hero, to rush in where others fear to go
Published 11 September 2008
MY HUSBAND once saved a life.
Knitting – a purl of an idea or a mistake with knots?
Published 4 September 2008
A COLLEAGUE commented the other day that he had discovered that if you press two keys on your keyboard simultaneously you are able to do something wonderful on your computer.
Let us remember the reasons why we are called Great Britain
Published 21 August 2008
I AM SICK to death of the weather.
