New Year’s Eve
Whizz suggested that this year, instead of watching them on the television, we went up to London to watch the fireworks in the ‘flash’. I kind of knew I would rather be snuggled up in the warm with a glass of champagne but you have to experience new things and of course Mavis was up […]
Christmas Poem
I received a card from Horace’s infant school head teacher. It was to Horace really but it was addressed to us all so I took the liberty of opening it. There was the usual greeting and also a lovely poem, unsigned. It moved me to tears and I wondered if the lady in question had […]
Satay Sauce
You can tell Christmas is coming; recipes arriving thick and fast. This one is an old favourite. I usually serve it with home made satay sticks (cocktail sized), at parties but this time I have bought some ready made. Ingredients 5 0z salted peanuts 1 – 2 cloves garlic half an onion, chopped 1.5 tsp […]
Cheese biscuits re-visited
I have just revised my recipe for cheese nibbles.
Discworld
The fantastic thing about having a terrible memory, apart from the fact that it complements my terrible eyesight, terrible hips and terrible grumpiness, is the opportunity it offers for re-enjoyment. I am part of a book group, and we are trying to read different ‘genres’. Now I’m not sure what genre Terry Pratchett falls into, […]
It’s a conspiracy!
As previously mentioned I sent my picture to the DVLA as the old one was too youthful. So now, I look as though I’ve been exhumed! Can you believe that the picture below, which is bad enough, could be turned into this? Steven King could write a […]
Roasted Pecans
One of the benefits of eating low carb is that I can eat nuts, other than peanuts, with a clear conscience. The price of nuts seems to have gone through the roof though, and the 100g (3.5 0z) packs of roasted pecans I used to buy from Waitrose for, I think £1,99 went up to […]
Now I understand
This morning, as usual, I took the dogs out for a walk. Unusually, but not for the first time, I returned home 10 minutes later after Nellie had tried to murder a sweet little King Charles Spaniel. I deposited Nellie back in the kitchen. BAD girl, grrr. Anyway, Milo and I had a lovely walk. […]
Getting Old
For years I have been kidding myself that I am immortal. Everyone tells me I don’t look my age and my eyesight is failing so I see myself in a romantic blur if I look in the mirror, Sadly, today, I discovered I urgently needed a new photo for my driving license – such a […]
Portion Fail
Being a hard working, cooking type of person my family lives regularly on convenience foods and take aways. Well not that regularly, I do cook often, but in times of stress, like tonight, I am wont to say ‘How about you two having Figgys tonight?’ Figgy is our fish and chip delivery van – Thursdays […]