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An evening promenade
I haven’t been to St Andrews for a while so I thought I would go for a stroll along the sea front today after the “tourists had gone home” – partially because I…
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Yorkshire Puddings
I have never had much luck with Yorkshire Puddings. My mum made them (pre-fan oven) when I was a child, and they would always be brilliant until someone important was coming for dinner,…
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In which Amber has an adventure
It would be fair to say that Amber is not an adventurous cat. She is large, plump and indolent, with her main interests in life being sleeping, eating and being combed (a bit…
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More lightning…
After the heat of the last few days (not that hot here really – though to listen to some of the snowflakes around here you would think it was), the weather broke today…
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Garden Today
My Mum who has not been too well asked me to put some pictures of the garden online. Here we go. One of our three ponds with waterlilies just starting to come out…
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Burger Buns
The rolls I normally make are made with a very basic recipe – 500g strong flour to 350ml water. This makes a lovely roll – but it is crispy and quite “rustic” –…
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Another wonderful night sky
The fantastic view from my bedroom window very late at night. It hardly gets dark at the moment which is in general great, but not conducive to sleep as the curtains in my…
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