boeuf stroganoff

the pancakes yesterday were soft, tasty and traditional and – not made by me im ashamed to say sometime ago went on a course to learn how to cook french food and i can make a reasonable tarte tatin, chocolate profiteroles filled with ice cream – most things on a good day, taste not too […]

Read More boeuf stroganoff

magic wand

Maybe most of our mothers when we are little down, have said to us – ‘If i had a magic wand…” – i wish i had a magic wand to wave for her today and others a little poorly at the moment  but in this spirit maybe just hug those closest or as my Uncle […]

Read More magic wand

Dardanelles – Hellespoint

Tried to help my dad to find his connection to a John Cobby – one of the Hawkhurst gang. Farmers by day, smugglers by night. Although most of southern England probably involved and benefitted by smuggling, even the vicars – this gang went further and murdered a customs office in a very gruesome way. Although […]

Read More Dardanelles – Hellespoint

London

What happened yesterday in London was a terrible thing and the police and emergency services have done and are doing an incredible job to care for and protect innocent victims caught up in yesterdays events. cant imagine what the surviving people and family and friends of all of them are feeling today but in my […]

Read More London

Skellig

In our village every two years we have a Summer fair with a Scarecrow Competition and this was one of the Scarecrows about the main character ‘Skellig’ in a children’s novel by David Almond. A story about a boy who had a baby sister with a heart problem and he learned from his mother that […]

Read More Skellig

Sport

“Alonso said in an Instagram post after incident on Sunday: ‘I am lucky to be here and thankful to be here. I am aware that today I spent some of the luck remaining in life. I want to thank McLaren and the FIA for the safety of this car. I am alive thanks to the […]

Read More Sport

POW

Have always wondered where my high cheekbones come from. Finally one small piece of information appeared gave me a solid explanation. My aunt, the oldest and who had emmigrated, had on a certificate her place of birth – different from what we had all thought. Also been trying to discover more about another relative whose […]

Read More POW

Happy New Year

Robbie Burns began life as a ploughman. He toured the Highlands, Stirlingshire and the Borders, collecting local songs and is very likely Auld Lang Syne is based on a traditional old song. Auld Lang Syne Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind ? Should old acquaintance be forgot, and old lang syne […]

Read More Happy New Year