Tag Archives: Food

‘Mum!! The dog ate the flapjacks!!!’ – So I share a perfect recipe with the world..

Posted on July 1, 2012 by

We have a lovely 5-year-old black Labrador x Collie dog called Barnaby. Apparently ‘free’, in that we had him as a puppy following a friend’s dog producing a surprise litter, he has, in truth, cost us a fortune. There have been the … Continue reading →

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Living the dream: on creativity, coffee and purple carrots….

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

How many of us have wanted to leave the ‘rat race’ (who does ‘race’ rats?) and open a cafe or tea shop? Especially one set in a village close to wonderful rolling countryside and just a few miles from the … Continue reading →

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‘Mood Food’ or Marian Keyes? ‘Saved by Cake’ & managing depression with diet

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

‘To be perfectly blunt about it, my choice sometimes is: I can kill myself or I can make a dozen cupcakes. Right so, I’ll do the cupcakes and I can kill myself tomorrow.’ So says Marian Keyes in the introduction … Continue reading →

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‘Face or figure?’ – On needing to lose a little weight in middle-age…

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

Oh dear. I have been told I should lose a stone in weight. That is something else in kilograms but it won’t sound any better. It should probably be more like two  - I have lymphoedema in my legs and … Continue reading →

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A new addiction? Or an answer to obesity? Now I really understand the appeal of cupcakes…

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

On Saturday I was lucky enough to be part of the Rural Living Show in Taunton, an annual event that has become a fixture in the Christmas calendar in Somerset. Styling itself a ‘craft and lifestyle show’ it is a … Continue reading →

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On finding real truth, peace and reconciling ourselves to the future

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

It is Good Friday. I once again maintained a Furneaux family tradition quite alone by eating far too many Hot Cross Buns. I am anticipating chocolate eggs on Sunday and looked forward to having the family around me for a … Continue reading →

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Where do you…..?

Posted on September 17, 2010 by

Write…. Read….. Eat….. I follow Rin Simpson’s great blog Now I am thirty , not because I have a great deal in common with her age-wise (I most certainly do not) but because like her I have a desire to … Continue reading →

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Why do people argue in Asda?

Posted on September 7, 2010 by

I was walking in the aisles of our local Asda the other day. It is quite a small supermarket and has no George clothing range to make the visit more interesting. Just a few sad racks of pants and socks. … Continue reading →

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On a ‘Cresta’ of a wave – down memory lane to the retro sweetshop..

Posted on September 4, 2010 by

I appreciate that I may once again be accused of unremitting nostalgia, melancholia and a yearning for times past , (as well as an appalling propensity for puns in my titles) but there was only one significant disappointment on my … Continue reading →

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On (not) being in a weight loss competition with my sister..

Posted on August 3, 2010 by

Help! Panic stations! My sister is slimmer than me! Pathetic isn’t it? But sometimes small things are important. Jane and I have been yo-yo dieting for years. One of us usually loses some weight, which when it becomes obvious sparks … Continue reading →

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