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That was brought home with a vengeance this week when I celebrated a significant birthday – it had a zero at the end but, honestly, I don’t feel any different except for the streaming cold I’ve caught from hubby! It was lovely to catch up with our favourite young people who had come, sadly, toContinue reading “Time flies…”

What a week this has been! The sunshine has returned to our little seaside town and that has meant I’ve tried to get out into the garden. Trees have been pruned, cheeky weeds (that seem to grow whatever the weather) have been pulled up and there are shoots on the geraniums, I think. Since ourContinue reading “Spring has sprung!”

Early in January we uploaded a series of very short videos based on skills which I consider useful when cooking. Funnily enough, the one I expected to be popular hasn’t hit a chord with many people – it’s the “How to segment an orange” one. This is something I really enjoy doing and I useContinue reading “Surprising numbers!”

Everywhere! That reminds me of English lessons at school – we had to learn a number poems over the years and The Ancient Mariner was one of them. But this week it’s been the rain which has scuppered my plans. I am so keen to get into the garden as there’s so much to doContinue reading “Water, water…”

Not hair, toes, brandy snaps or even kale and parsley but those amazing lumps of volcanic rock from the little uninhabited island of Ailsa Craig, just off the west coast of Scotland. Apparently the rock is so hard that’s it’s guaranteed not to crack on impact with another stone. They aren’t cheap either – aboutContinue reading “Curling!”

Not a journalist, or a ride out on your horse but a “trick” apparently. This week has been so wet that I found myself watching daytime television more than I’d like to admit. One programme featured a well-known chef cooking on a rooftop in Provence who made some interesting dishes as well as visiting mushroomContinue reading “A Hack?”

The Great British Bakeoff was required viewing for us right from the early days when Mary Berry was a judge and the dishes created were recognizable and not very sophisticated. Fast forward a few years and Mary’s place was taken by Prue Leith, a lovely lady who I once met at the Felixstowe book festival.Continue reading “Changing faces..”

Not my favourite month to be honest. It starts off so dark and dreary, but thankfully the evenings are getting lighter already. I just realised that I have forgotten to post a picture of today’s #cakefriday offering which was Lemon Bakewell, at the request of one of our beleagured shopkeepers. Believe me, they need someContinue reading “January!”

Earlier this week I thought I’d be clever and share a memory from Facebook. I added my comment and pressed the GO button but the picture didn’t appear, just my words which without any context made no sense at all. Technology – bah humbug! The “memory” was that four years ago we uploaded a videoContinue reading “Celeriac.”

The Christmas tree has been persuaded back into its’ box and hauled into the cupboard. Some of the decorations are destined for donation to a charity shop – not yet though. I’ll save them until October as I’m sure the shops don’t really have the space to store them till next autumn. Epiphany has passedContinue reading “Back to normal!”