Ladies who lunch.
Not quite singing for my supper but I was talking for my lunch last week at the Lee-on-the-Solent golf club with a fascinating group of
09/02/2026
Blog & Articles of Interest
National year of reading: another John Steinbeck recommendation
If, like me, you ever served in Naples with NATO, you may remember the big AFSOUTH HQ on the mainland. We Navy-types had our own
28/01/2026
Even a blind person…
Yes, I do flower arranging too. Here’s a simple hand-tied posy which works well with those hollow-stemmed tulips and daffodils. Just a bit of greenery
26/01/2026
E.F Benson Mapp and Lucia series.
I spent many very happy summer holidays in Rye (in Sussex) where my grandmother and aunt lived for many years. Days of exploring the little
19/01/2026
Happy New Year to you
Catering for 9 here went like clockwork thanks to the “Christmas made easy” booklet. All hot, delicious and on time. And that was while struggling
05/01/2026
Christmas Greetings from the sous-chef and me.
Tracks of my life. I think it’s a bit like Desert Island Discs for us who can’t see. Me nattering on about my life with
17/12/2025
National Talking News Federation Dinner 2025
Bought two big bags of black cocoa recently to use in making the homemade drinking chocolate. Cocoa makes the smallest proportion after real chocolate and
08/12/2025
International Day of PLUs.
Yes, even disabled people like me have their day! Take a moment: you almost certainly know someone with a life-changing condition. After all,
03/12/2025
Catisfield still remembers …
Local historian Doug Gladding’s book commemorates Catisfield residents who died during the Second World War. It is now housed in a specially-commissioned display case at
01/12/2025