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Chinese Tapas and Unusual Cocktails at Ping Pong, Wembley
On a wild and windy night shortly before Christmas my dining companion and I exited Wembley Park underground station and followed the banners to the recently opened London Designer Outlet. We were...
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Thompson & Morgan Daily Giveaway – February 2014
1st February 2014 We have always liked Thompson & Morgan plants and seeds and we thought you might like to enter a competition to win a great gardening prize, once a day, every day in February....
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Small is Beautiful – Little known London Museums
Tucked away in a small sidestreet behind the British Museum is one of the little gems of London. The Cartoon Museum in Little Russell Street deserves to be far better known than it is and visited far...
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Gloves for Outdoor Activities
We found MacWet Climatic sports gloves to be suitable for many activities where a good grip is essential: including gardening, cycling, golfing, Nordic walking, even walking the dog! They are well...
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Holidaying with your Dog
Help for holidaying with your dog is here, with the launch of Forestry Commission England’s Ruff Guide to the Forest. Forestry Commission England has created a one-stop-shop for owners and their dogs...
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Jean Paul Gaultier Exhibition 2014
I really liked JPG when I met him at one of the Victoria and Albert Fashion in Motion Shows in 2003. Ready to chat and discuss his work with everyone both fashion students and press his striking...
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The New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs
When I recently joined an informal singing group I had no experience nor training in singing, except in the bath of course! Over the first few months we sang several folk songs and when I came across...
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Blink and you’ll miss it: A Unique Happening at THE PRINT ROOM
One of the most happening new venues for art, fringe theatre and performance in London, The Print Room in Notting Hill offers provocative and challenging spectacles and sounds. Currently showing is...
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Fourteen Thoughtful gifts for Father’s day June 15th 2014
We asked busy garden writer Amily Grossman, to give us some of her ideas for gifts for Fathers’ Day. With a little help from friends and relatives, here is her list. Dads can sometimes feel a little...
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Versatile Parma Ham
Parma ham is one of my favourite delicacies, so when invited to a ‘cook and dine’ event centred around this wonderful food I didn’t hesitate in letting the organisers know that I would be there! A tube...
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THE SWEETNESS OF SWEET: WILL COTTON …
… at the RONCHINI GALLERY from 25/06/2014 ‘Sweetness taken to an extreme degree, as it is in my paintings, becomes cloying, even repulsive and that’s where it gets interesting for me.’ Will Cotton...
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Help with Hanging Baskets – video
We came across a most useful video on YouTube entitled How to Create Perfect Hanging Baskets throughout the seasons. Having put some hanging baskets together we came to realise there is more to success...
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Moving to the Country
However much you think you’re ready for it, the prospect of retirement and a gradual slowing down of activity hits you hard. I’ve always been an active, busy person and I knew dozing in an armchair was...
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A Peaceful Getaway
Bird watcher or cyclist? History buff or rambler? These are some of the reasons why we moved to an unspoilt part of Cumbria, a peaceful and relaxed spot where, from our garden, we can see Brough Castle...
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Plays of the Future – A Ticket Lottery
Like a lot of things in life, buying a theatre ticket is a bit of a lottery. Advance publicity is such that it’s quite possible to be made aware of productions months, or even sometimes more than a...
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Easy Peasy Repair Kit – Sugru
I love mending things. Delight in darning. Making a stitch in time … it does save time. Mending a really loved well worn jumper, or jacket. Patching whenever possible! Love the lived in comfortable...
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Essex Revisited 2014
Highlights over a two day visit: the local tourist Essex evolves and changes without being manicured, over-gentrified or wrapped in cotton wool. Colchester’s perpetual Roman digs were the stomping...
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Cold Sores – A solution that works for me
Hands up all of you who suffer from cold sores on the lips! I am guessing but I suspect many readers do. Apparently six in ten people carry the virus but only 25% notice any symptoms*. I do suffer and...
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Fab Recipe Using Parma Ham
This Parma Ham Rarebit is so much more than a glorified cheese on toast. Rich and flavoursome, this dish is sure to be popular with the family! Grill sliced bread on both sides and leave to cool....
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Home grown Potato using Planter Bags
We have just harvested our potatoes from the planter bags we started in April. We left harvesting for a month once they were ready and decided to move them out when there was a risk of frost. We had a...
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