Barbara Fisher, B-mail column

Bm@il: Bitter taste of 'coffee'

I LIKE nothing better than slipping into a cafe for a quick break whenever possible, but this is now spoilt for me by the dreadful coffee which is served up practically everywhere.Read

Bma@il: Toast the happy couple

THE political situation has filtered into my private life. I found myself writing on Mr F's birthday card last week 'with love from your coalition partner'.Read

Bm@il: Wishing on a political star

IT'S all my fault. Bm@il of March 3 - long before the leaders' debates on TV, and even before pacts, treaties and 'getting into bed with people' became the norm - was headed: Coalition politics, anyone?Read

Bm@il: Choccies before policies

I'VE mentioned before that health claims drive me crazy. You know the sort of thing: wine is good for you. (No it's not; it will eat up your liver).Read

Bm@il: 'Cruelty is now amusing'

I AM so glad I am not a child growing up now as I would be terribly confused about, well[2026] everything.Read

Bm@il: Assignment reassignment

AT THIS very moment I should be tackling an assignment for my course at Brunel University but, childishly, I've let myself off the hook yet again. Just when I was about to start my essay, I've realised (oh dear) I have to write my column instead.Read

Bm@il: Should we just roll over?

FOLLOWING our campaign to halt the extinction of marmalade (Bm@il, February 24), I am now rallying troops to save the art of cheese rolling.Read

Bm@il: Staff selection madness

WHEN did pupils start choosing staff rather like picking your own strawberries at the sideRead

Bm@il: April fools get my vote

WITH electioneering soon to reach fever pitch, I must tell you about something that happened to me when I was canvassing in Hillingdon many years ago.Read

Bm@il: Vital buzz of electricity

WHILE searching like a biologist for Flora among the out-of-date yoghurt and leftovers in the fridge, the interior light went off.Read

Bm@il: Beware the dangerous dog owner

"HOW muchis thatdoggy in the window, the one with the wagg-er-ly tail.. ?"Read

Bm@il: Not redcoat, just overalls

SO IT'S back to Butlins, according to the latest news, which tells us recession-hit families are lining up to book their breaks at holiday camps.Read

Bm@il: Coalition politics, anyone?

HAVE you been watching Andrew Marr's wonderful History of Britain on BBC Two? Read

Bm@il: Spread the word on marmalade

RIGHT, gather round. I need your full attention as I am starting a campaign to save marmalade.Read

Bm@il: If you must be a fossil, be a man

IT IS good to hear that David Attenborough, aged 83, has signed up to do a new series for the BBC. So, does this mean the corporation is not ageist after all?Read

Bm@il: Brief encounter with Mr O

I WENT to a showing of the 1945 film Brief Encounter last week and it turned out to be even more of a wonderful weepy on the big screen. Read

Bm@il: Paying a premium for damages

THIS year drivers face a 15 per cent increase in car insurance because of the rise in personal injury claims, fuelled by no-win, no-fee lawyers, who advertise in the media.Read

Bm@il: News you just don't want

WHY on earth would anyone want to know that they have a high chance of getting Alzheimer's, with no chance of a cure? Scientists keep devising new tests to give us the great news that we've been shortlisted for dementia in the future, the most recent through an eye test at the optician.Read