Monthly Archives: November 2010

… or, to be completely accurate, the snow has landed I know that picture’s not impressive but it was all I had time for at the yard this morning… and there’s going to be lots of time to take more … Continue reading →

What a weekend! It was a friend”s birthday so we all went to the Hennessy Gold Cup meeting at Newbury racecourse. It was a brilliant (although freezing) day and I only got back this afternoon, as we all stayed in … Continue reading →

Hee hee, anyone sensing a theme to these post titles…?! None of the nasty white stuff has hit Kent yet, although other areas of England haven’t been so lucky, but it was Baltic out there today! I went to court … Continue reading →

It. Is. So. Cold. Brrrrrrrrr……. I am NOT a winter person! Yes, I can appreciate the beauty of a frosty morning and I do like Christmas. But snow, darkness, icy rain and general freezingness – you can keep ‘em. When … Continue reading →

It may be Random Monday… but that’s not an entirely random picture… but on to the banana bread in a minute. First, randomness! Today’s interesting fact is: The name Canada comes from an Indian word meaning Big Village. True. The … Continue reading →

It’s been a beautiful day here. It ain’t often you can say that in England in November because it’s usually a) raining b) cold c) miserable or d)all of the above But there was blue sky up there today and, … Continue reading →

Let me intoduce my new best friend: Yes, it’s a sock. A knee-length cashmere sock, one of a pair my mum gave me for Christmas a few years ago. Granted, it ain’t pretty but when it was -10 outside last winter … Continue reading →

 You know how sometimes you get on a roll of making something, get obsessed and try it every which way?! Hee hee, forgive the deja vu It may all have been about pancakes last week but this week it’s been: … Continue reading →

Yesterday, that is… What a mission! I’m editing this week so Tuesday (copy deadline) was always going to be busy but, on top of that joy, I had to go to a district council planning meeting last night. Starting at … Continue reading →

In keeping with the title of this post… I was looking through the pictures stored on this blog and this popped up. I do have a dim recollection of making these cookies but haven’t got a clue what they are or … Continue reading →