With the Christmas holidays about to commence and all those excited school children ready for their festive break, if you are anything like me as much as I am happy not to have the school run each day I am thinking about all the Christmas prep I still need to do while looking after my … [Read more…]
With it being the season to be festive and to eat lots of naughty edibles that you maybe would not normally eat as much of – or is that just me ? *ahem* I was recently sent a Santa’s Sleigh mould from Lakeland.
I made a panettone for the first time last week which was delicious but it was also huge and with only me really eating it, it was not going to stay fresh for long, After 3 days of eating it at least twice a day, I decided to make a bread pudding from the left … [Read more…]
I love watching life style TV shows like Location Location and Escape To The Country where couples are helped to find their dream houses in a new town, city or village. I guess it is the voyeur in me that is naturally nosey and likes having a look around another people’s properties! My brother currently … [Read more…]
We have been so lucky so far this autumn, asides from a couple of very cold days which prompted me to go out and buy a hat and some gloves, and a few wet ones which gave me an excuse to catch up on some housework, it has been so mild here. While Burton is … [Read more…]