I’ve got through January by quaffing wine and eating copious amounts of cake. I’ve felt like I’m heading into hibernation rather than a new year fitness goddess – I ran, once – and my…
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I can’t deny it. I simply utterly adore Desert Island Discs. Proving fairly and squarely that I am careering into middle age at 100 miles per hour, my favourite half hour of ‘me time’…
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As the party clock struck 11pm (see previous post) and the naughty punch munchies kicked in, we served platters of Brie and Cheddar, hunks of French bread, slices of turkey and the most divine…
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Hosting a New Year bash and want the perfect party punch to get people in the mood? Read on… Apologies for radio silence over the past couple of weeks but the festive season took…
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I’m going out on a limb here but I think my family makes the best mince pies. Courtesy of my Mum’s incredible homemade mincemeat recipe, I have been lucky enough to eat these little…
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And none will hear the postman’s knock, without the quickening of the heart. For who can bear to feel himself forgotten? ~ W.H. Auden I recently received a beautifully drafted thank-you letter in…
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I recently had the pleasure of attending the inaugural Jersey Festival of Words – the Island’s 2015 literary festival. I was lucky enough to enjoy an evening event featuring Irma Kurtz. For those who don’t…