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We couldn’t have chosen a better week for our holiday – gorgeous misty dawns on the Great Ouse and long, hot late summer days. We rented New Moon from Cambridge Narrowboats – it’s the one Gyles Brandreth and Sheila Hancock had for their programme “Great Canal Journeys” and owner Gary explained how the film crewContinue reading “New Moon”

Earlier this year we built a green house which came in kit form, with instructions resembling a Swedish flat-pack piece of furniture! It took us a number of weeks to complete the job as a seriously flat base had to be laid before we could even think about how and where to build the jigsawContinue reading “Hot house.”

The Cake Friday brigade enjoyed a change this week. Since several of them are trying to lose weight I decided that I’d try to do my bit to help…. Usually I make a batch of brownie, that’s 24 pieces of cake, or lots of scones, lemon drizzle wedges or ginger cake. Four little boxes areContinue reading “Fork biscuits again!”

This week I’ve noticed one or two minor errors on a couple of the recipes on my website. Usually I proof read them before they are uploaded but you know how it is – often you see what your brain expects to be there, whether it is or not. So over the next few daysContinue reading “Modifications.”

It seems summer has returned to our little seaside town. It’s lovely to watch families walking through town, towards the beach. The children are often clutching buckets and spades and grandpa brings up the rear with a huge cool bag, stuffed with picnic needs. Many people look forward to a traditional treat of fish andContinue reading “Happy holidays!”

As someone who was never great at maths, I steer clear of puzzles with names sounding like Far eastern mountain ranges – you know the ones…sudoku, kakuro and futoshiki to name just a few! Give me a word puzzle and I’m happy – panagram, codeword and the plain old crossword are the puzzles that floatContinue reading “Stats.”

Reading the news this week I noticed that a very large quantity of contaminated cooked chicken has been intercepted at Felixstowe docks. This leads me to ask a whole range of questions – where has it come from, who imports it, what is it used for, how did they find it….you get my drift. AsContinue reading “In the news.”

Food safety is paramount. Last week while chatting to an old friend I learnt that he’d been unwell. In the course of the conversation he told me he’d reheated some left-over curry and rice. That led me to wobble on about the risk from bacillus cereus, a bacteria many people won’t have heard of, whichContinue reading “Be careful!”

This week I was asked about the YouTube channel and website – how much do I earn from each “hit”? Well, nothing. We don’t do any of this for money. Once a teacher always a teacher – I’m just happy to help anyone who wants to have a go at a dish and, maybe, alongContinue reading “Free for all.”

This is my favourite time of year – the warm weather and long sunny days mean that the garden is at its’ best, particularly the flowers. I’m a keen gardener but I have to confess that I prefer weeding and tending the borders to growing vegetables – that’s a “blue job” in our house. WhenContinue reading “Green fingers.”