I have always loved reading, have always been encouraged by my parents to read. I never really thought that there was a right and wrong thing to read until I was thirteen and had my books confiscated by Matron. She deemed Danielle Steel to be inappropriate (yet she left Judy Blume's Forever, which to my mind was much racier....) reading material, despite the fact that I had been dispatched back to school with a job lot of said fiction by my … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2007
Summer Fruit Crumble
All summer I have been buying as many soft fruits I can, and eating them at every opportunity. I enjoy strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries and the like so much more than the dull orange that you get in winter. Plus they are seasonal, locally sourced and therefore much better on the old carbon footprint. A lunch with the rentals a few weeks ago reminded me that I had yet to make a Summer Pudding this year. So I bought all the … [Read more...]
Hopscotch and Handbags- Lucy Mangan
By the way, for those of you still to go on your summer holiday, you can buy a copy of 'Handbags and Hopscotch: the Essential Guide to Being a Girl' here, written by my wonderfully talented friend, Lucy Mangan. It's out in a couple of weeks. I've been invited to the Launch Party, though have no idea what one wears to that sort of thing. Don't want to go all Bridget Jones, in an inappropriate dress and babbling incomprehensively about Salman … [Read more...]
Songs full of memories
I have been racking my brains since I first started writing this blog, to come up with 20-30 oldies for the Steve Wright show. And I'm still no closer. Every time I hear a great song on the radio, I add it to my list, which now runs to three pages. I suppose the problem comes in determining what makes a great song. You could go on how many copies have been sold. Or you could go with the songs that mean the most to you. The soundtrack to your … [Read more...]
Mango and Mozzarella salad
Can I just say that my mother-in-law has changed my life? They were down a couple of weeks ago and, being parents, didn't come empty-handed. I love presents (who doesn't) and got even more excited when she handed me a Lakeland bag. I love Lakeland. So I was a happy bunny before I even tried out the exciting gift, which turned out to be a Mango splitter. On it's own, it does look a little scary, and rather large. But you know what a nightmare … [Read more...]
