The Landlady

The Landlady has flat shoes for Cuban heels

- 3 July 2012

One of my favourite people in the world is Martha, in whose house I stay...

The Landlady avoids a culture clash in a teapot

- 26 June 2012

Every year from September through until June, I have at least one BIMM student staying...

The Landlady is not your mother

- 19 June 2012

I have now been letting rooms in my house for over ten years and would...

The Landlady returns from Stoke with plenty of tins

- 12 June 2012

I have recently returned from Stoke on Trent, where I orchestrated the letting-out of my...

The Landlady takes a cross-country trip

- 6 June 2012

I am writing this column on a very long train journey to Stoke-on-Trent. I have...

The Landlady feels alone

- 29 May 2012

Lord only knows what opinion of England my Korean student will be taking back to...

The Landlady longs for privacy at Landlady Towers

- 22 May 2012

Much as I love my older children, I often wish they would leave home. I...

The Landlady on the school selection process

- 15 May 2012

There is a bit of a calamity going on, as to which school The Small...

The Landlady is partying hard

- 1 May 2012

I had a big birthday party at the weekend, jointly with my friend Mr P...

The Landlady makes the most of free breakfasts

- 24 April 2012

Having spent the best part of the last 10 years avoiding travelling by budget airline,...

The Landlady prefers the bus

- 17 April 2012

Forgive me if I’m covering old ground now, but I don’t know if I’ve ever...

The Landlady has a slight plumbing problem

- 10 April 2012

I returned from the boiling hot Maldives to a pretty chilly Blighty – this was...