Category: Home and Garden

  • Christmas Gift Ideas

    Alpaca Country Socks?  Wine Glass Draining Rack? Pocket Folding Secateurs? Rainbow Coloured Hip Flasks?  Robin’s Eggs Soaps? Quick Drying Hair Turban? Pocket Fishing Rod? Computer Mug Warmer? I can see why The Handpicked-Collection prides themselves in unusual and inspiring gifts. I was sent a catalogue to peruse. I really struggled to choose something to review…

  • A taste of home!

    You know the feeling when you’ve been away from home for a while and you start craving things from home, like your own bed and some of your favourite foods.  As a Canadian living in the UK I’ve had this feeling many times over the last 10 years.  In addition, now that I tend to…

  • The one where I said ‘stiffy’ on the radio!

    One perk of being a parent blogger is sometimes I get invited to do some interesting things.  The lovely Nick Coffer from Weekend Kitchen on BBC 3 Counties radio invited me into his show this weekend.  Each week he has a panel of 3 experts; a chef, a wine expert and an enthusiastic home cook.…

  • Fish is the Dish featuring me!

    Rare, unseen footage of me in a kitchen!  (Well maybe some of you have seen it!)

  • How to Clean the Loft!