The Pre-Christmas Fudge-off

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 [...]

The spawn of Satan

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 [...]

A new old thing and the Useless Plumbing Co.

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 [...]

Don’t read this, read this

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 [...]

Don’t read this, read this

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 [...]

Don’t read this, read this

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 [...]

Don’t read this, read this

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 [...]

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