Monthly Archives: October 2011

Clocking on

One thing about having horses on the weekend the clocks go back is that you don’t get the extra hour’s sleep. I can imagine their faces if I’d turned up an hour late to give them their breakfasts; whatever the … Continue reading

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Dirty cash

Weekends are the daddy, it’s official. Having come to the end of a flat-out week, I spent all this morning up at the yard with Inka. We had a bit of a wobble last night, when she decided to do … Continue reading

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Honey Monster

I’ve said before that my mum is, in my opinion, one of the best cooks ever. When we were growing up, she not only made and decorated beautiful birthday cakes every year, she regularly baked loads of other stuff. It’s … Continue reading

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Where am I?

I’ll tell you! I’m in America. Not in person – that might make getting back for tomorrow’s 10am print deadline a bit of a challenge – but in spirit, with a guest post on Mary’s great blog. Oh, and by the … Continue reading

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From hangover to banoffee

I’d imagine this would be a perfect hangover cure. Not that I’d know of course. It’s not that I went to a slightly seedy half eighties/half modern music club last night, where vodka and lemonades were £1 each, that I … Continue reading

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Carrot-fashion

It seems I’m in the grip of a slight obsession recently. From porridge: To cake: And now to cookies: It’s all about carrot cake. Carroty, spicy, citrus-y, I love it. So I knew that for this week’s 12 Weeks of … Continue reading

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Hello

I mentioned something exciting the other day, that had cost me money. I also mentioned driving to Essex in the car, then trying (unsuccessfully) to return in the lorry – and now I can say why! Let me introduce you … Continue reading

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TGIT

Hooray for Tuesdays! Not every Tuesday, to be fair… it’s our deadline and – well it’s Tuesday, innit? But this one’s good. Not only because I’ve got the rest of the week off but because we had some good news … Continue reading

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One good turn…

Something weird happened to me this afternoon. I was driving along when I saw a Shetland pony loose at the end of a drive. I turned round, got out and managed to lead it back in by its mane. The … Continue reading

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A slight moan

Picture the scene: You’ve got a plan for the day. You know when you know exactly what you’re going to do. You know it’s going to be a long day, so you have a good breakfast: (That may look like … Continue reading

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