© Neil Emmerson
It had been a long day, with a 4.5 hour train journey from Nanjing and the protracted car journeys on either side that are now a feature of Chinese life as people trade in their bicycles for something with a combustion engine. Gridlock ensues.
You know you’re getting old when you have a milky drink before bed, forget people’s names, tell teenagers that they’ve grown, start wearing beige and count your blessings.
Forget chocolate. I’d like a light bulb for Easter please.
At the start of Lent I took up a 40-day challenge called the Carbon Fast, aiming to cut back my carbon emissions.
I am not Superwoman.
At the beginning of Lent I signed up to the Carbon Fast scheme, aiming to cut my carbon emissions before Easter.
Hazel Southam is an award-winning journalist who reports on religious affairs, international development and the environment. She has covered four G8 Summits.
She wrote for The Sunday and Daily Telegraph for 10 years. Her work has also appeared in The Guardian, The Independent, The Independent on Sunday, The Daily Mail and The Evening Standard.
Reporting assignments have taken her to places including Bosnia, Zimbabwe, Mongolia, Albania, Nagorno-Karabakh, Senegal and the Arctic Circle.
In the UK, she has also delivered media training to the MOD and leading businesses.