Harcombe, Atkins, Slimming World, Weight Watchers and the rest
As regular readers of this blog will know, I put quite a bit of thought into diet and weight loss. I have come to the conclusion that the secret is not to stick ridgedly to one of the above, although it does usually help with losing the odd few pounds or stones. No, the secret […]
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 […]