Delphie Gray's Blog
March 24, 2019
August 22, 2018
Hot milk
Oats, almonds, soya beans, coconut, rice and even hemp. People drink milk made from all these things. Oat milk has become such a ‘thing’ that there’s a shortage of it in Brooklyn at the moment. The panicking hipsters of Williamsburg are having to make do with the infinitely inferior macadamia and cashew versions in their...
August 15, 2018
Madonna at 60
It’s 1985. I am seven. Somehow I’ve managed to sneak into the cinema with my older sister to see ‘Desperately Seeking Susan.’ Even by the lax entrance standards of the 1980s, when an X rating wasn’t an obstacle for any horny teenage with a wobbly voice and bum fluff, I’m way too young to be there....
July 21, 2018
Sex tips
If you’re lacking inspiration or experience, then Cosmo is there, as ever, to lead you to sexual enlightenment. I remember sneaking a look at Cosmo as a clueless teenager in Smith’s and wondering what the hell they we’re talking about but definitely wanting in on the action. https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love...
June 6, 2018
Playground politics
As a child of the 1970s, I knew that end of the school day promised unlimited amounts of sugar and TV. My mum would be waiting at the school gate with a Milky Bar, falsely assuming that it was white like milk and therefore healthy. Back at home I’d settle down to watch The Littlest Hobo and munch my way through an entire packet of Rich Tea or Garibaldi biscuits while I waited for dinner....
May 22, 2018
The Princess Bride
“I want to watch the Royal Wedding tomorrow,” are the first words out of my youngest daughter’s mouth on Friday afternoon. I’m more than a little surprised. She’s usually got no time for niceties at 3.30pm on a weekday. Feral with hunger, she wants food and she wants it now. But last Friday afternoon, she trotted towards me and politely asked to book in some appointment viewing. On Saturday morning, the race was on. We...
May 18, 2018
The Orgasm Gap
Good sex is like good food. It’s not enough to have the basic ingredients – you need the skills to turn nature’s bounty into a feast for the senses. Depending on the chef, a potato can become a limp, greasy chip or truffled pomme puree, McDonald’s or Michelin-starred. Sex is no different. In the hands of your average heterosexual man, a heterosexual woman is only likely to orgasm 65 percent of the time. And the...
