There is a local restaurant I’ve been frequenting, through various name changes and owner changes for, goodness, 15 years. It is an excellent place to eat. Specialising in Nepalese dishes with some Indian and Sri Lankan classic dishes on the menu. You know it is good when one your Sri Lankan colleagues, who…
Miriam Margolyes could be reasonably described as a ‘Marmite’ person. You either love her and her vulgarity or you don’t. I actually do like her; she tells things as they are without a filter and swears like a sailor in a well spoken accent. Granted I don’t agree with everything she says but…
Since I got married, other than work, we had less to do but in many ways much more to prepare for. We have been rather enjoying the reduced expectations. It took me a while not to feel guilty for sitting down and my old way of getting alone time in long dog walks was…
I love chest freezers and fortunately I have the space for one. Now as a pregnant woman with 6 weeks to go and an eight-week recovery time during which my husband will need to look after both baby and myself and will do all the heavy lifting. So, I’ve been in essence…
To me there us nothing nicer than a good thick stew with a crusty roll and a good heaping of pickled red cabbage. Did you know pickled cabbage is really easy to make and can be jarred for long term storage. What you need Cabbage Salt Vinegar Clean jars the night before you…
I am pregnant and very tired at the moment some nights I only sleep two hours so I started to see a deterioration in my home, dust bunnies and dishes piling up. As a houseproud person this pained my heart, so I came up with a way to feel better about my home without overdoing…
A simple, fun and festive garland to get you in the Halloween spirit What you will need: 1 ball of white wool 1 ball of black wool A length of ribbon Googly eyes, buttons or sequins Method Pick the size of the ghostie you want then cut lengths of wool twice the size.…
Buy local and buy domestic where possible, if you do this you create demand which needs to be fulfilled. It also has the benefit of reducing your carbon footprint in a sustainable manner. At least that will go some way to offset your car trip to the supermarket, if you are not purchasing something…
A neatly turned-out soldier walked down the street, he’d been home a day. Making sure he was nice and clean and bathed before this morning, he dragged himself out of bed late, he’d surprise her, the day was nice as he turned the corner, humming to himself, it was always a pleasure to visit Em. If…
The door was locked to her. how could any door be locked at times like these? This was the door Sonia had told her about. Sonia organised a cartload of stretchered people and in the commotion had authoritatively managed to gain access to some files, sending pictures to Evey, they showed a ward with no…