Author Archives: Becky

It seems I’ve made a bit of a blunder… Our latest video has upset Youtube and been taken down. Never fear, the tech team will make the necessary adjustments and we’ll try to get it back asap!

Greetings from a very chilly Suffolk seaside town – it’s been mild and damp here for weeks and now winter is upon us all of a sudden. I hope you had an enjoyable time over the Christmas period and have stayed well – many of our friends have been coughing and sneezing, probably due toContinue reading “Happy New Year!”

Goodness me, where did that week go? The diary looked quite empty this time last week, but filled up before we realised. There was a quick trip to Norwich (always a pleasure 😉 ), a funeral too which was very sad, but a birthday lifted the spirits. A visit from a young friend and aContinue reading “Friday again!”

By this point in December we usually have an idea of who we’ll see at Christmas and when they will be with us. All this has to be slightly flexible though – the pandemic taught us not to take anything for granted, didn’t it? We delivered turkey etc to a young friend who had CovidContinue reading “Organised?”

Earlier this week I was listening to Radio 4 – specifically a conversation between Emma Barnet and Thomasina Myers about porridge. Not the regular Scotts Oats which come in a box with the kilt wearing chap on the front, but the sachets of quick-cook oats which have flavours added. Many years ago our children sometimesContinue reading “Porridge!”

This week has been a week for using all sorts of food which had been consuming space in the freezer. For many years we had two, one very tall and the other half size, but a young friend was in need, so we gave the half-size version away. Not a problem until I want toContinue reading “Success!”

As the end of November approaches I start to plan all the shopping for Christmas, including food which will need to go in the freezer. I’ve made the mincemeat for the mince pies – it’s in the fridge being fed with brandy from time to time and the jar(s) turned upside down and downside upContinue reading “No room!”

When our older son was born I made the choice to leave the classroom for a number of years. Eventually, missing contact with others, I took a part-time job in Waitrose, Harpenden just to have some more meaningful conversation… Initially I was supposed to restock shelves after the department manager had determined what was needed.Continue reading ““Facing up””

During the course of each week I compile the shopping list – it’s the usual stuff, broccoli, cheese, flour, caster sugar etc. Then on Fridays (usually) the hunter/gatherer, having boldly decided which supermarket to visit, takes on the task of the weekly shop. Certain things have to come from other places – we can’t neglectContinue reading “Anything missing?”

Do you remember the upside-down can theory I mentioned a couple of weeks ago? Well I promise you it works, for some foods. I decided to try storing tinned tomatoes, spaghetti and chickpeas the wrong way up to see if they came out more easily when the can was opened and they all faired well,Continue reading “Catching up…”