Author Archives: Becky

Do you remember that programme? Bernard Braden, David Frost and Millicent Martin who sang (badly) when they reviewed the past week. It’s been a bit of a week here too – not least because we’re still trying to settle our rescue cats amid trips to the vet. They are very nervous, easily spooked by unexpectedContinue reading “That was the week that was…”

Do you remember the egg crisis of the late 1980’s ? Edwina Currie MP made a passing comment that most of the eggs in the UK were contaminated with salmonella (at that time) This caused chaos – with her resignation designed to calm the situation. The egg producers and farmers all denied her claims andContinue reading “Curried eggs ?”

It was heartening to read of the alliance formed recently between chef Tom Kerridge and footballer Marcus Rashford who are working together to encourage families to cook economical meals. Both grew up having free school meals and understand the implications of that “entitlement”. We waste and throw away so much food in this country thatContinue reading “Waste not want not.”

Now that restrictions are lifting and life is returning to a kind of normality, we’ve decided to alter our routines – just a little. The tech-department is finding many more demands on his time and whilst the deputy cameraman has been doing a sterling job, it’s the editing of the videos that takes the time.Continue reading “Changes afoot…..”

There were lots of these in our little Suffolk seaside town this week – people relieved to at last be able to go shopping in all those “non-essential” places. They were certainly getting plenty of retail therapy judging by the number of bags being carried too! A new phrase seems to have been coined –Continue reading ““Smiling faces…..””

There is a standing joke that if a good friend asks what we’re having for dinner the chances are it will be chicken! For many years famous chefs have exhorted us to buy the free-range, well-flavoured chickens sold by butchers rather than the mass produced birds found in all the supermarkets. I did this recently,Continue reading “Chicken matters…”

With the relaxation of some Covid restrictions, I am really looking forward to a trip to the hairdresser and will be hot-footing it to her early on Monday morning. After that, a stroll through town is needed. I’ve done some on-line shopping, but there’s nothing like the ability to see and feel something I mightContinue reading “All change.”

Whatever your plans for this weekend, I hope you have a lovely time. There’s so much to do today and so little time to do it that I’m making an early start. A veggie layer bake to put together so it can cook with the turkey (not needed at Christmas) later today and potato saladContinue reading “Happy Easter!”

Whilst it’s easy to remember delicious meals in our favourite places, it’s often harder to remember the less enjoyable ones. The reappearance of some long forgotten photos reminded me of school trips (not the falling over varieties!) to interesting cities – Barcelona, Turin and Tallinn immediately sprang to mind. There seemed to be a reluctanceContinue reading “The best and the worst”

The first house we rented near Milan was a four-story monstrosity with a mansard roof, all created from concrete. The absence of rafters meant we had a vast open space to set up a model train set and my sewing machine under the skylights. Occasionally I would catch sight of “Balcony Bill” and his wifeContinue reading “La Pasta”