Bake Stone & the Birthday
It’s usually not much fun having a birthday two weeks after Christmas. But when the day dawned instead of lazing about with a glass of bucks fizz and opening my cards, I was up and dressed and in...
View ArticleFancy a bit of Crumpet!
Well, most men do and so does my husband both literally and metaphorically! Nothing better after a bit of outdoor excursion be it a long walk or a bit of gardening in the cold. I have tried several...
View ArticleBeauty & the Beast!
I’m a bit of a sceptic when it comes to beauty products and over the years have found to my cost that they don’t always do what they say on the packet. However, I am over the moon with my latest...
View ArticleBadly Lagged Boilers!
‘Badly lagged boilers’, this could throw a few spanners in the works! It’s not just the older ones it’s the younger ones as well. You see them everywhere, shabby looking and unkempt! I think it’s...
View ArticleFeu de Jardin est interdit!
Well, I’m incensed, dead incensed! Our commune magazine has just told us that as of November last year ‘bonfires’ are now illegal! I’ve spent time since the last bonfire in March to now preparing a...
View ArticleHen Pen and the Hippy Chicks
The last eight weeks have been fun watching my latest purchases blossom and entertain me, it’s not plants it’s my new pets, my ‘Hippy Chicks’! Ever since moving to our ‘new’ house 8 years ago I said...
View ArticleSpecial Offers, beware!
Well the supermarkets are really driving me mad at the moment, for the last three months they have been having so many different offers. One offers –50% on the second one, another buy 2 get 1 free,...
View ArticleNeeding Inspiration
It’s January and I’ve lost the will to cook after all the Christmas palaver. It’s time for a bit of inspiration. Like most women I love flicking through a magazine for ideas and recipes but I’ve...
View ArticleDivine Decadance!
Hands up who doesn’t like caramel? Ok no takers. Ever on the look out for new products, I’m very excited by my latest finds and how to use them creatively. Nestle dessert Caramel (chocolate) is...
View ArticleAt Last I bought one, FAB!!!
Well I finally succumbed to a buying an ice-cream maker and at less than 20€ I couldn’t go wrong and boy, am I impressed! It is so easy to make the most fabulous ice cream to exactly your own taste...
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