What to buy for the foodie in your life? And I use that term very loosely – I’m not talking Michelin-starred chefs, here! I absolutely count myself as a foodie when really all I mean by that is that I like food; pretty much all food. I really enjoy sitting down with friends or family … Read more
I suppose it was fairly inevitable, but lockdown 2 seems to have spurred everyone on to start Christmas early, this year – except me! With me, it seems to have had exactly the opposite effect. I have been looking at everyone getting their decorations out, putting their trees up and generally embarking on Christmas a … Read more
As the seasons turn, don’t we all start hankering after more comforting food? I certainly do! I’ve been trying to get the boys more involved in the kitchen (the dream is a whole meal that I don’t have to get involved with at all…!), and we were talking about making a crumble – my grandmother … Read more
Mother’s Day this year fell right at the beginning of lockdown, which unfortunately in this house caught the men-folk rather off guard; they had been planning on a last-minute dash into town the day before to get cards and a gift, but Covid put paid to that. The ensuing panic and tears from the children … Read more
I’ve decided this week that our current home working situation is not actually as bad as I thought. My office has for a while now essentially been the end of the dining table, but it doesn’t take up a huge amount of space and being just a laptop and some paperwork, has always been pretty … Read more
I overheard my husband on a work call today agreeing to reschedule a meeting to next week and suggesting Monday, only to be informed by his colleague on the other end of the phone that Monday was a bank holiday… His response to my incredulity was that he knew there was a bank holiday right … Read more
How is everyone this week? We are having an absolute stinker over here! Home schooling for the younger boy has been a daily battle, we managed to poison the older boy with some rancid butter on Tuesday which resulted in much scrubbing of vomit from the floor, wall and towel radiator after he *almost* made … Read more
I decided in my final year of uni that when I graduated I would really like to open my own store – my mother was living in Copenhagen at the time and I had dreams of bringing back all the lovely Danish brands and selling them here, clearly the ethos has changed slightly over the … Read more