Deck the halls …
Still a bit early but it’s not too soon to practice some Christmas treats. These mince pies must be nearly calorie-free being so very tiny and encased in just a wisp of pastry. How could anyone refuse I’ve been experimenting…
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Two for one
Even in these times of restrictions, life can be hectic so one cooking session that provides at least two different meals can be a boon. Here it has been rather a mad house of activity. Enough mix for sixteen Christmas…
Bullies’ Charter
Set aside the politics: I am in despair that our Prime Minister has just given carte blanche to every bully in the land to abuse work colleagues with impunity. Now it seems that “it wasn’t intentional” and “no-one told me”…
Every little counts – use Amazon Smile
I’m very proud to be Life President of our local Catisfield Memorial Hall which everyone can support (at no cost) using Amazon Smile. You can choose this charity through the very straightforward Amazon Smile page and then Amazon will donate…
Babies’ Heads
One of those pieces of Royal Navy food slang. Imagine a tray full of individual steak and kidney puddings: rows of glistening and moistly steaming pale domes…. I haven’t made these for probably 40 years but thought a little warming…
Loving Lock-down.
The traffic isn’t as quiet but the people are definitely louder. I wish I’d maintained a graph of the exponential increase in sociability during the last few months – it would have been a wonderful antidote to those awful official…
Disability
Q: What difference has 25 years made? A: Not a lot if you’re a disabled person. This week marks 25 years since the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (later included in the Equality Act 2010). And the result is a raspberry.…
Quick cakes for tea
Friends Joan and Jeff visited for a Covid-secure tea and came laden with their allotment produce including an enormous potato weighing in at over 750g – that would feed a family of four. They’d brought peas that can be planted…
Lest we forget.
Not even Covid can stop us remembering those who gave their lives for our futures, freedom and democracy. Get your Poppy face mask from the Royal British Legion on-line shop and put on a brave face amidst our own troubles…
Accessible communications
If you need some tips about making information easy for anyone, try this little handbook I put together: One colleague sent me this feedback this week: “I’m a carer for my dad who has advanced Parkinson’s disease and dementia…