Month: February 2014
This month I read…

This month I read…

I read. A lot. And I read a wide variety of books. So when I came across this monthly link up by Mutteringmummy, I was keen to join in. Here is my summary of the books I have read this month: Hysteria, by Megan Miranda This author was recommended to me by Louise...

Family Skiing in Pamporovo, Bulgaria

Family Skiing in Pamporovo, Bulgaria

As a thirty (cough, cough) something year old woman, whose body didn't fair well after having three children AND who had a prolapsed disc a couple of years ago, I never would have imagined I'd be sitting here writing about a skiing holiday. But yes, for the second...

Why my wedding day was NOT the best day of my life

Why my wedding day was NOT the best day of my life

As I walked down the aisle, I was shaking and I felt sick with nerves. Was I doing the right thing? Was it right to be going ahead with it, considering everything that had happened? Should I be putting him through all this? Was it all a bit too much? I wasn't thinking...

Baking with Spelt and Rye Flour

Baking with Spelt and Rye Flour

If you have been following some of my recent posts and indeed if you are interested in this sort of thing, you will have seen that I have been experimenting with alternatives to wheat flour. Our favourite so far has been spelt flour. The bread maker has been in...

Friday Fiction – Part 2

Friday Fiction – Part 2

Read part 1 by following this link. Or enjoy as a stand alone piece. The first time I saw Aimee was on the day we finished school to start GCSE study leave. It was late and I was drinking coffee to try and keep myself awake so that I could study for my history exam....

A Question Of Link Building

A Question Of Link Building

Links are no longer necessary according to the latest news within the world of SEO. But what the experts are referring to is the practice of link building that has led to websites being filled with masses of unnecessary and irrelevant links that add no value to the...

A Word Or Two About Spelt

A Word Or Two About Spelt

Any ideas what the following list of ingredients is from? Water, tapioca starch, potato starch, vegetable oil, wholegrain maize flour, egg white powder, yeast, cellulose gum, concentrated fruit juice, dextrose, rice bran, cornflour, sugar beet fibre. Would you believe...