You know how people say that blogs are nothing but stories about what people had for breakfast? Well, here’s what I had for breakfast… Notice the hand-made (by those hard working bakers in Sainbury’s) wholemeal bread. No butter! And…
Photography
The West Pier in Brighton has had a disastrous and chequered recent past. In fact I think it’s probably in a worse state than can be seen here, with the recent high winds and rain we’ve been battered with……
Just to prove me wrong about all the rain I was on about, the sun came out today, and on a Saturday too! I am more than happy to be proved wrong about this, and so after dippy eggs…
Some things are just too pretty… …or too tasty… …to get rid of just because Christmas is over.…
Bye, bye Christmas. Thanks for all the glitter, the lights, the red-and-white stripeiness and the great presents, I really am very lucky. Thanks for all the naughty food and the lovely flowers. And did I mention the presents? Thanks…
Look at what I made. See how Nigella is looking on all approvingly… These are Nigella’s Snow-Flecked Brownies with my own patented and very classy(!) topping. Add a layer of After-Eight mints when the brownies are straight out of…
Firstly, hi, and yes, I am still alive and no, I haven’t won the lottery yet. PhotoFriday then, and it’s the ‘Best of 2007’. I have chosen the photo below as I used my best (only) camera, my favourite…
Along with the German Christmas market that has landed in Southampton for December is this beautiful carousel which I managed to snap with my phone whilst dashing to Starbucks for a ‘venti skinny capuccino with an extra shot’ for…
I love to walk through the parks in Southampton, they run like a green and tree-filled backbone through the city. They are a lovely way for city dwellers to feel part of nature – there’s always a squirrel willing…