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Maple Bacon and Stout Jam

This year we’ve made a LOT of jam. I say we, since Mr E was fully involved in the jam making process - be it sterilising, stirring, boiling, labelling, peeli...

Move over Nigella & Delia!

There’s a new TV chef in town. OK that’s possibly a slight exaggeration, but give Mini-M a few years…<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"...

Not exactly less is more!

Mini-M is, unsurprisingly, keen to bake and decorate cakes. Although I’m obviously completely biased, I think for a 3 year old she’s pretty good in the kitch...

Family Clay Time

I am writing this grumpily whilst feeling sorry for myself with a horrible cold. I’m tired, but every time I lie down my head gets so stuffed up, I end up si...

A guilt free treat to start 2014

We’re on day 2 of 2014, I go back to work tomorrow, and I’m fighting the festive cold. I’ve dosed up on manuka honey and clementines this evening, then headi...

31st December

It’s my last daily photo of 2013. I’ve decided I’m not doing it in 2014. Now that I’m working full time, rather than part time, there are far fewer interesti...

30th December

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29th December

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2013 - My favourite posts

Looking through my archives, it seems I wrote 100 posts last year. Goodness knows how many spelling mistakes they contain, or incomplete sentences that don’t...