I got a big and very welcome surprise at Christmas - in the shape of a Kenwood Chef stand mixer and accessories. I have been lusting after a mixer for years and it's even better than I thought it was going to be - and I am saying that before I've even attempted to make… Continue reading I Am In Love
Deepest, Darkest January
Bleak. That's the best word to sum up this month. Last year it was snowy, this year it seems to be one big, wet storm with very little let up. Very, very bleak. It means that we haven't ventured outside very much because we don't want to be drowned/blow away/frozen to death and we have… Continue reading Deepest, Darkest January
Let’s Be Sensible
Hello 2014!As is traditional, today is the day for making promises to yourself - resolutions that you will have cheated on by February and forgotten by March - and tomorrow is the day that you start to crack and have 'just one last chocolate'.I have no idea what I said I would do at the… Continue reading Let’s Be Sensible
The 75 Book Challenge 2013 – Final Post
Here we are, 31st december 2013. Doesn't seem five minutes since it was January and I was having this grand idea about trying to read 75 books in a year. It was a grand idea, actually, even if it was a struggle sometimes. Over the last 365 days I have read all sorts of books… Continue reading The 75 Book Challenge 2013 – Final Post
Happy Christmas 2013
Just a quick post to wish each and every one of you a happy, peaceful and joyous Christmas. May you find all you need, if not all you want, under and around your Christmas tree this year. Merry Christmas, Much love & God bless, Carole xx

