We’ve been talking about adoption…

And before you get excited, this is something we have given lots of thought to over the years but we are worried. You see we have lots going against us…. Me– I’m diabetic, overweight, have controlled blood pressure and 43 Dazzler– dyslexic, dyspraxic, controlled depression and 34 As you can see, we aren’t everyone’s idea…

Theres something about the Taste…

One of the highlights of this weeks TV for me had to be the start of The Taste UK on channel 4. It is a foodies dream – Not only does it have Nigella, Bourdain and chef Ludo- who are a great triple act, but it had lots of real food in (sometimes huge) bitesize…

Happy New Year!!!

Well Hello there handsomes ;0) It’s a few days late as we have been recovering but I had to update on our New Year’s Eve soirée that we planned so carefully…. As you know I spent the day throwing together nibbles and cocktails and we sat down to enjoy our night in, popped the cork…

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire…

It all started with an impulse buy when we were going through antique shops on a trip to nearby Lewes and we picked up this bad boy for a bargain £100. The idea was that we could save money by burning our stockpile of wood (we recently had our tree trimmed for safety) and also…

5 simple rules to being Happy

I was doing my morning trawl of Facebook updates when I read one of those ‘true life’ stories that you kinda know aren’t true but secretly hope are (like Santa clause and 90% off sales) but one part of the ‘story’ was the old ladies rules for living a happy life. I don’t know about…

What a Year its been…

Well we are already in December and what a year its been. It seems like only yesterday that I started this little journey and so much has changed its unbelievable…. I started the year selling ice cream but will end the year with a career in Digital Media Nigella started the year as a domestic Goddess…

Things have gone Crazy over on my twitter account

Ive been on Twitter for a while and usually post silly things that make me laugh and have a bit of banter with a few online friends and my favourite Breakfast radio due NDebz on the flabulous JemmOne station. The other day however my account went crazy over a quick mention of Nigella Lawson. You…

its coming up to Halloweeeen

it’s been a while since my last post as it’s been utter chaos at work so I haven’t had time to think, let alone type, but it’s all been in a good cause as we have decided to do something to help others this Halloween. Halloween isn’t the spectacle in the UK that it is…

Let’s talk about porridge

I’ve had to admit as it’s getting cooler and darker in the mornings I am starting to hanker after something a little more substantial than toast and an apple for breakfast. As DBags everywhere will tell you Porridge is a superfood for us. It gives us the energy we need in a great slow release…