There was a gathering of senior ladies in our village the other evening.  A veritable group they were too.  The function was an twice yearly get together of local village groups belonging to a well known national federation specifically for women.  This Read More

There’s a new programme on day time tv that is based on the usual home refurb formula but is geared entirely to kitchens and bathrooms.  The premise being that a hapless couple of owner has started to work on one of these Read More

There’s something very relaxing about watching videos of somebody else doing household things like cooking and housekeeping.   There are millions of online stores selling everything you could possibly imagine and the online video channels where you can see snippets of all kinds Read More

It always saddens me when the last of the summer’s tomato harvest get taken in.  No more popping down to the sunniest spot in the garden to collect the days ‘takings’ and instead, I have the remaining few bunches of very green Read More

When I was away recently, I had the chance to watch a cookery demonstration by the young woman from Sri Lanka who lives next door to my hostess and is the neighbour’s carer.  This lass makes curry – lots of.  Although hot, Read More

One of the things that has loomed large in the recent months of virus based upheaval is the lack of cooking ingredients in some of the shops.  I used to go through bouts of culinary extravaganza trying out all sorts of cake Read More

There have been so many changes to the way we conduct our lives due to the impact of the pandemic and lockdown.  We have to rely on one person only going to the stores for our family shopping.  This is a big Read More

We all need cheering up when it’s grim winter weather.  The prospect of going out in the sludge and mucky snow is more than I want to cope with some times!  Many things are available online as a matter of course now.  Read More