Comfort in history.
St Peter’s Church at Titchfield is truly ancient (originally built in 680 AD and the oldest church in Hampshire) when the village was an important
14/09/2022
Blog & Articles of Interest
Summer Celebrations
Two great chocolate mousse recipes feature in my world tour cookbook and I used the simplest (just chocolate and eggs) for this summer party. Friends were
07/09/2022
Guide Dogs need sorting
Even being totally blind for over 20 years, the prospect of a guide dog was never persuasive. A warm, cuddly companion who could give me
31/08/2022
Summer Harvest 2.
Bottling is the order of the day: tomatoes, damsons and even green beans! Tomatoes are easy: wash, remove stalks, cut in half, pack tightly into
24/08/2022
Summer harvests.
Our home-grown cucumbers and tomatoes are coming thick and fast to feature in the latest cooking demonstration of classic Mediterranean recipes: ratatouille and a chilled
17/08/2022
FURIOUS OF FAREHAM
I don’t often get incensed but was listening to a glibly naïve and patronising piece on the BBC Radio 4 “Today” programme about the million
10/08/2022
Beekeeping isn’t all about honey
The sous-chef has just extracted his summer harvest from the hives. The trick is detailed preparation and delicate choreography: clearing bees from the honey boxes
04/08/2022
Great summer read.
I spent three very happy years in Naples, Italy, as the newest Women’s Royal naval Service Officer (WRNS) around the time of the 1980 earthquake.
27/07/2022
Looking for new audiences.
Officially on the “Speaker Circuit” this week (see the #YesSheCan website). I’ve loved being in front of an audience all my life: from the Angel Gabriel and
21/07/2022