I feel like this is absolutely the wrong time of year to be posting this!  I started writing it way back when my tomato plants hadn't even started flowering and definitely before I was aware that my strawberry plants were going to give me a grand total of three strawberries before deciding they were done for the Summer! I didn't finish it off for some reason and now I just found it, half written and gathering dust in my drafts. I hovered over the delete button but decided I'd share it anyway in the hope that you might bookmark it and come back in six month's time when Spring arrives and … [Read more...]

  The past few months been a bit tough here, and a couple of things that have happened have really made me stop and think about how I’ve been living and what needs to change going forward.  I've been forced to stop, slow down and reflect on what I have and what I could have had - and yes, I know this sounds super cryptic but it's been a difficult time and honestly, I think it's probably a bit too personal to share the details. Even without the detail though, it's really important to me that you know that these aren't just words on your computer or phone screen, these are changes … [Read more...]

A few years ago, I bought a CRIMPiT and completely fell in love with it. I loved it so much that I actually dedicated a whole blog post to the wonders of this little kitchen gadget (which you can still read if you fancy it). But for the quick version: a CRIMPiT is a simple tool that seals the filling inside a sandwich, which instantly makes it more versatile. Once it’s sealed, you can toast it, grill it, or crisp it up into a toastie filled with pretty much anything your heart desires. I used it loads when I was doing Slimming World. It worked brilliantly with those sandwich thins you can … [Read more...]