Author: Catherine Bates

Kleyman & Co’s Fantastic Christmas Party!

I bet that’s a phrase you don’t hear often anymore.  It’s probably quite sexist to assume that it’s only the men left standing in the pub at closing time. I can safely say that I’ve never heard the phrase being said (except on TV) possibly because I never last that long or perhaps because it’s […]

As a teenager one of my favourite responses, when faced with someone stating the obvious was “….and you are telling me this because…..?” Said with a large dollop of sarcasm it could stop even the most confident of adults in their tracks. There are still times today when I’m tempted to use it. Usually when […]

If you believe everything you read, then you’ll know that apparently men rather than women are more likely to be emotionally scarred by divorce. Although I don’t believe everything I read, I still think this is true, and I didn’t find this apparently groundbreaking information surprising. Having acted for both husbands and wives in divorce […]

I’m really really bad at names. I forget my own name sometimes. I get my children’s names the wrong way around frequently (which they think is very funny). I am regularly at networking events where I meet people that I know. I know what they do. I know how I know them and I know […]

If you see me this week, you’ll notice something different about me.  My good completion owes more to a day in the sun than good make up. I have recently discovered that I like cricket.  Or rather, I like a day at Lords, with good company and a good hamper full of good food and […]