“Mum, you don’t need to walk me to my class today”, said Master Five-and-a-half one day last week. Body blow. Thankfully, between the school bag, reading, scooter and other bits, he realised that he did indeed need his ma. And, … Continue reading
I’m in that post holiday haze, everything looks brighter despite the kilos of unpacking to be done and child to ready for first day back at school. My home town delivered one of those, “you can’t beat Wellington on a … Continue reading
I discovered a secret last week – it’s very easy to be invisible. All you need to do is don a collection vest and stand on the High Street with a cause bucket in your hand. Hey presto, the majority of … Continue reading
There’s been a renaissance in cooking from scratch, home baking, and crafts – let’s call it the Martha Effect. It never went away for me, but I’ll take the early adopter tag. I was probably horribly out of fashion in … Continue reading
I’m back, after what feels like forever away from the kitchen. In reality it’s only been a week of on the road craziness in my non-food life. Despite the vast array of delicious food on offer, eating out every meal – … Continue reading
I’ve never had a problem with aging; your birthday is just a number and all that. That was until I started aging. When did it happen? It seems like just yesterday that I couldn’t understand what I considered ‘old’ women … Continue reading
A dart board appeared in the office last week – and at the same time, a few holes promptly appeared in a wall far from said board (I was playing wrong handed at the time). This darts thing is strangely addictive … Continue reading
the underground baker 