My tribute to Heather B. Armstrong (Dooce), the American blogger who sadly died at the age of 47 is long overdue, but I feel I simply can't let this tragedy go unmentioned. So my apologies that it's so late, but better late than never.
FIRE AND WILD (or Fire + Wild) is an off grid, outdoor dining and foraging experience based just outside Lewes in Sussex. As it says on the tin, their focus is on wild food and cooking with fire and you […]
The new single use plastic ban comes into force today in England – but what about vapes? Plastic cutlery and plates are no longer allowed to be served, which is a good thing, despite it seemingly being quite a shock […]
So my last significant birthday post to my baby brother was 10 years ago when he was 40. I was complaining about feeling old and found the ideal solution was to sit next to my mother instead of him. Now she's not here any more and neither is my 100 year old Grandmother. I am now officially the matriarch, which is terrifying!
A very happy 23rd birthday to my youngest and tallest child. He’s come a long way since the early days of my blog. This is a late entry as his birthday was actually back in July, but I’ve been too […]
I’m sure you’ll all be delighted to know that I’ve spent the past few months slowly culling my blog because I had over 3,500 posts, most of which were rubbish and contained links to other blogs and videos that now […]
Hooray for all this September sunshine in the UK, it makes it feel like summer isn’t over yet. Despite having gone back to work, it still doesn’t quite feel too term-like yet (I hope my teacher friends don’t read this) […]
I attended an excellent cheese and wine tasting course with Alix Robinson at the West London Wine School in Fulham last week. Learnt loads and Alix was a really good, knowledgable teacher. I can’t say the same about her artistic […]
Bruce Springsteen at Hyde Park was an epic musical 3 hour marathon which left us all exhausted, exhilarated, uplifted and thoroughly satisfied. Just watching his vigorous physical performance is exhausting. You can’t take your eyes off him and he doesn’t […]
So at the time of writing, having just come back from Glastonbury, I’ve lost my passport, my debit card, my dignity and my mind…I’m hoping that in the very near future at least two of these things will reappear, but […]
“School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls” play is currently showing at The Lyric in Hammersmith until the 15th July. At a mere 80 minutes of wonder, it certainly packs a punch and I would urge you to go and […]
Getting excited about Glastonbury next week and so I’ve recreated my list for Glastonbury when you’re old. I’m not feeling so bad now that I’ve heard the average age is 55 (is it really though?). The walking you do […]
