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I post once again from my temporary train-based mini office having regrettably begun an unplanned early return journey; the lack of Left Luggage facilities at Temple Meads proved an insurmountable obstacle and game girl though I am, I was not prepared to drag a heavy suitcase full of condoms, stockings, vibrators of varying sizes and [...]

As anyone who dutifully read my previous entry will have suspected, unexpected events have been afoot in the form of a long-awaited and much adored visitor of the drop-everything kind and thus I have been persona non grata for a couple of days and basking happily in the resulting warmth, before returning to my usual [...]

And the best team won, as did I; having successfully created ham croquettes, catalan spinach, chilli and garlic sauteed king prawns and most challenging of all, the opening and arranging on a plate of pre-sliced packets of charcuterie (3) and a jar of huge, green, feta-stuffed olives (veering slightly from the Iberian theme, but I [...]

Home again and I have once more had a lively week; not for the first time I have been spoiled to within an inch of my life, treated to wonderful food and wine no less than three times in five days (and see above for the opening stage of my particularly gratifying mission to eat [...]

Having now been happily ensconced back at home for three days and with (to the best of my knowledge, and at the time of writing) another nine to go before hurtling off again in the direction of the capital I am feeling smugly, contentedly lazy, and with the sun shining and the cool sea breeze [...]

As I post following an exciting but exhausting week, the Bank Holiday rain is predictably and reassuringly steady, last night’s leftover takeaway is almost gone, and my chocolate bunny (courtesy of a charming gentleman from north of the border) is no more, having been reduced to barely-there crumbs, pretty gold foil and a nice red [...]