Speaking “across the pond”.
I am just like that talking tea pot in the film: round and warm and producing lots of hot air – in “Received Pronunciation!” That’s what they say in this clip: I was recording a long podcast with Mark and…
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M4G Advocacy Media Podcast
The above clip is just a small part of my interview with Mark and Krystal at M4G Advocacy Media. Listen to the interview in full by clicking here;
Family “Crest”.
Delight this week. Brother Peter’s new laser cutter and fabulous skills have transformed our whimsical wedding crest (Commando dagger, WRNS fouled anchor, crossed white canes and Anjou fleur de lis – drawn by professional illustrator nephew Toby ) into a…
Baking Blind Coronation rehearsal.
Join Penny Melville-Brown on Monday 24 April at 1030 (London time) for a special free on-line cooking demonstration of a cake fit for the King. Thanks to Open Sight Hampshire, you can sign up for free at This wonderfully…
Happy Easter.
Yesterday I was compared with a talking teapot! The one in “beauty and the Beast”. Apparently, to transatlantic ears, I sound like the late Dame Angela Lansbury whom the older of us will remember from “Bedknobs and Broomsticks” and “Murder…
This house is just too small!
Too pathetic. bemoaning the problem that I brought on myself. Not enough storage space for new cooking containers, pans, and more bought on an utterly wicked day at the Gunwharf outlet centre in Portsmouth. Now I need to find new…
Cut out kitchen waste.
Some ideas to avoid food going “off” before you can eat it: Vegetables. Head of celery. Cut a very fine disc off the bottom, trying to avoid the stalks detaching. Place upright with the cut end in about an inch…
HMRC News 8 March 2023
Read the latest news covering the following topics; Making it easier for customers to view their payments and prove they’re entitled to Child Benefit Voluntary National Insurance Contributions – extended deadline Click here to read.
Drives me mad!
I’m measuring my progress back to fitness by the number of courgettes I can chop. It is over five years now since the accident and I’m still doggedly pushing on to recover my ability to stand with huge thanks to…
Back to Baking Blind basics – 1030 Monday 13 March.
The next free online cooking demo is dedicated to my favourite home-made rough puff pastry. Ideal for both sweet and savoury pies, sausage rolls and mince pies. Let’s make it together at 1030 on Monday 13 March. Register for free…