Claire Calman

My secret tip for a happy marriage…spend time apart

‘We definitely get on brilliantly – as long as we’re not forced to spend too much time together’

National Service? Good luck with that one, Rishi

Finding peace in the aisles of the grocery store

I’ve just turned six-oh — and with it the age of tech incompetence

I think it might be easier to get a new husband than the various senior discounts to which I’m now entitled

I’m turning 60 … is it time for a new profession?

With a husband who’s no good at DIY, Claire Calman’s considering a radical shift in direction

Claire Calman: ‘I’m off to a family barmitzvah’

Map-reading, a magician and many cousins

I'm guilty of burying my head in the sand after news of Hamas terror attack

When the news gets worse - I attempt to adopt the ostrich position

Why I'm extra reflective this Rosh Hashanah

My son's off to university and my husband's retiring, what comes next?

Should my friend's son go to his girlfriend's for two Rosh Hashanah lunches?

Claire Calman ponders a festive family dilemma

Why heat will always be a four-letter word

My husband's yearning for the sun makes for frequent arguments when it comes to the planning of holidays

Holding back the ticking timebomb of ageing is a full-time job

Writer Claire Calman has to devote more time trying to slow the natural process down

Excavating my past in the box room

A decluttering session turns emotional when it unearths a treasure from my childhood