I had the most wonderful rare encounter yesterday. So wonderful that I have to blog about it, because it's not every day that you just happen to be sitting at the next table, in the same restaurant as Barbara Hulanicki. For those of you who know..then there's no...

Excellent news!! "The Make It Happen" petition has contributed to the growing call to action with regards to Gender Based Violence in South Africa. As you can see from the letter below from Zubeida Shaik, people are starting to look for collective ways to...

Continuing on the food theme…Here's an ensaimada. If you're vegetarian, please stop reading this right away, as even the thought of it could do you harm. The Ensaïmada (Catalan pronunciation: [É™nsÉ™.iˈmaðÉ™], pl. ensaïmades; Spanish: ensaimada)...

Damn! I smashed a plate. Quite accidentally, and completely out of character… Normally I'm precise. If things fall…I catch them. But that soup plate..which I've had for at least twenty years..(Not that it matters) but…well..it's the first time I...

I can be a little obscure with my humour…It's just my sensibility. Sometimes it might not always translate easily into words on a blog..ie..the intention/inflection can be misread. I hope I haven't upset anyone if ever it seems a bit " off"..but...

I'm absolutely bowled over ( if you'll pardon the pun!) by your extraordinary culinary skills!! I had no idea I was blogging to such passionate foodies out there! It's given me an idea…to ponder on and share when I've figured it out a bit more… Staying...

Now I'm onto a food thing and feeling quite Gwyneth about it! But there is method in my mediocrity…Doubt not ye doubters! All will be revealed in due course! This morning I tried a grapefruit that's not a grapefruit…It's masquerading as a Pomelo. Who's...

I have to say..when the weather gets rough, the gal gets cookin'! SOUP…actually!! It's so bitterly cold that your attention turns to "comfort," and making soup definitely falls into that category. Garlic Rosemary Lemon fragrances the kitchen, and...

I went to see The Audience - Play on Saturday night. I'm not much of a theatre goer, but this was something I couldn't miss. Helen Mirren, the cast and the production are absolutely outstanding! At one point I decided that the Queen herself was actually standing on...

It's Mothers Day here in the UK, and my girls are taking me out to lunch in our favourite restaurant… THAT'S how lucky I am! These are the blessings I truly count. Becoming a mother has been the most transforming experiences of my life. It expanded my horizons...

Actually I don't consider myself to be a particularly "strong woman"… For every whiff of smoke blown up my proverbial derriere, there's always a little diabolo ready to pitch a dollop of sod in my direction to bring me instantaneously back down to...

Here's two identical "Doc"s to cheer you up! They live in a garden centre I went to visit the other day… Snow White was there too, standing in a corner all by herself, surrounded by topiary..The Handsome Prince was nowhere to be seen… Some...

Spring has sprung in my kitchen with an array of tulips in gorgeous colours … I have no bias whatsoever towards or against any of them, as it happens!

Landed safely…Spring has come as you can see! Have so much catching up to do, that I hardly know where to begin..Wading through Christmas cards, invoices, and junk mail…Have to decant the dreaded suitcases, but keep putting it off. Spent most of...