Today there is another teenager in my house. A male one this time. That means funny smells, pimples, posters of scantily clad women on the walls, grunting where words would suffice, trousers half way down the butt and worse of all GIRLFRIENDS!
Chocolate Chip Cookies
November 7, 2011 20 Comments
The first weekend in November has just made haste and we are steadily making our way in to winter. It’s been so mild the last two months and much of the countryside is still laden with foliage now a kaleidoscopic display of oranges, reds and browns. The weatherman promises a change in temperature as well as temperament. […]
Chocolate and Peanut Butter Chip Cookies
May 16, 2011 25 Comments
Amberley Cow Hunt What’s a Cow Hunt when it involves children and adults alike and 30 wooden cut-outs on a Spring afternoon? In Amberley, Gloucestershire it’s a fund-raising event for the local school. The third annual Cow Hunt event took place the weekend of the 7th and 8th May. The hunt is inspired by the annual release of […]
Cranberry and White Chocolate Cookies
November 16, 2010 30 Comments
Didn’t someone say life is a long list of good intentions…failed? Well if they didn’t they should have. You see the thing is last week was full of them (keep up with laundry, go to gym, get an early night, be kind to others, etc etc) but as usual it ended up being another seven […]
Ginger Cookies
October 11, 2010 36 Comments
I am wondering when “competitive parenting” became the number one activity among adults today? You know, when sharing information about your children feels like an Olympic sport. Yeah that.
