It was a cold September morning as my friend and I boarded the train and headed for London’s St Pancras Station. We were going to the city for the day and I was extremely excited as it was the first time I had ever visited London. I was, by this time, 44 years old, and…
The ways I eased my loneliness As I mentioned at the outset of the Introduction to my blog, I recently went through a separation and divorce, which I will discuss in future posts, but this article is specifically centred on the different ways that someone can alleviate loneliness. My decisions regarding my personal life and…
British Puddings British cuisine has been the butt of many jokes. If I go out to eat, I generally choose an Indian restaurant, because I like a change and the food is appetising and spicy; it just suits my taste buds. All worldwide cuisine offers something different. But I truly believe that English food has actually…
I’ve been in tray-bake mood for the past few weeks, so I used the square tin and made a chocolate one, covered it with Icing and chocolate shavings. It’s quite exquisite to eat and incredibly soft. I think the reason for this is because I sifted the flour twice and cooked the cake on a…
Five weeks ago, or thereabouts, I took myself down to one of the National Trusts stately homes called ‘Belton House’ near Grantham in Lincolnshire. It was a very hot day so that was a good start. It was built by Sir John Brownlow between 1685 and 1688, and owned by the Cust and Brownlow family…
