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I hope you’ve had an enjoyable and happy Christmas and that the new year will bring good health to you and your family. Many of our friends and neighbours have been affected by Covid recently and I sincerely hope that we can begin to enjoy a more normal way of life this year. We managedContinue reading “Happy New Year!”

Over the last 20 months we’ve shared with you 69 videos, 78 recipes and countless gems of wisdom 😉 Now that my tech team have, thankfully, become much busier I have to tell you that for the time being we are having a break. What that means is fewer videos – just seasonal ones orContinue reading “What next?”

As yet there still no fewer recipe books on the shelves. I’ve looked at each one, with a view to removing it, but each one has given me a reason to stay. With the new TV series this week, where Magnificent Mary tells us of the recipes she loves, there is another that I feelContinue reading “The book saga continues…”

Earlier this week I had a conversation with a local radio host about recipe books. Why? I hear you ask. Well, a friend had asked me where I keep mine and this led me to take a look at my collection – not just where they sit but also how many I have. This wasContinue reading “Recipe books.”

As the clock/radio/alarm sprang into action this morning I caught the end of the Farming Programme and heard about the development of a new “app”. This is going to be used by suppliers to a large supermarket to measure expressions of positive emotions in livestock. Now this is something I find tricky to understand toContinue reading “Husbandry…”

It’s tomorrow, the last Sunday before Advent, when the Anglican Collect for that day starts with the words “Stir up we beseech you….” Since this is conveniently the right moment to mix up our Christmas puddings it served as a timely reminder. Christmas pud was introduced to Britain by Prince Albert when he married QueenContinue reading “Stir-up Sunday.”

It really does not feel like a whole week, seven days, since I sat with my keyboard to write last week’s blog. That’s quite alarming, although I can remember the significant moments of each day, making me thankful that I hadn’t slept through them!. The truth is, it has been quite busy. It started offContinue reading “Time flies!”

I was asked recently if it was too soon to start thinking about Christmas. The answer has to be a categorical “No!”. I’m one of those people who spot gifts and ideas throughout the year so that by early December most of the shopping is either done, or planned. Walking through our bustling little townContinue reading “Too soon?”

Maths has never been one of my strengths, other than weights and measures for practical purposes, but keeping an eye on the video viewing numbers has become very interesting and brought some surprises, not least a combined total of over 17,000 views on my Youtube channel. This month we’ve re-shared the four most popular andContinue reading “Numbers !”

We can’t all like the same things, whether it’s clothes, music, sport or, of course, food. As long as we respect each others’ choices and preferences, that’s fine. Social media attracts too much vitriole when opinions are expressed but that’s another matter. It’s been very interesting to keep an eye on the number of viewsContinue reading “Choices.”