The Nigella was making Christmas food gifts before Christmas, and her recipe for fudge got me thinking about my childhood and how we used to make edible gifts for people. I remember making peppermint creams for my nan, a lifetime smoker and big fan of mints, coconut ice and chocolate florentines. The thought of [...]
It’s impossible to know where to start with Estate Agents, since the very mention of them usually brings forth a stream of conciousness that involves every swear word I have ever heard. I recently referred to them as the Spawn of Satan to a friend, who felt I was being too charitable. In fact [...]
Decades ago when I were a lass I used to go and stay with my granny. The bed would always be made up with flannelette sheets with multi-coloured stripes (the closest you would get to kiddy-bedding in those days) often, as a result of granny being part of the ‘make-do-and-mend’ generation, with a seam [...]
I was going to post at length about the skills I think you need to be an Estate Agent….or about the “Fudge War” I had before Christmas that I simply didn’t get around to writing about. But I visited Nunhead Mum today and she wrote such an enviably accurate, not to mention funny, description [...]
I was going to post at length about the skills I think you need to be an Estate Agent….or about the “Fudge War” I had before Christmas that I simply didn’t get around to writing about. But I visited Nunhead Mum today and she wrote such an enviably accurate, not to mention funny, description [...]
I was going to post at length about the skills I think you need to be an Estate Agent….or about the “Fudge War” I had before Christmas that I simply didn’t get around to writing about. But I visited Nunhead Mum today and she wrote such an enviably accurate, not to mention funny, description [...]
I was going to post at length about the skills I think you need to be an Estate Agent….or about the “Fudge War” I had before Christmas that I simply didn’t get around to writing about. But I visited Nunhead Mum today and she wrote such an enviably accurate, not to mention funny, description [...]