travel
A Magic Break and Some Perspective
We spent a night in London, which was wonderful. We got to our room at 3.45ish and rather than going into London we just stayed in the room the rest of the afternoon, ordering a bottle of wine, juice for the boys, room service food and watching Cbeebies then You've Been Framed. The boys had a bath and then we all settled down for cuddles and sleep. The followin…
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recipe
Mulled Cyder/Cider | Recipe
Two Sundays ago we visited a lovely pub in the village of Horning in Norfolk. When we walked into the pub I noticed, immediately, a cauldron looking thing on the bar with Aspalls Mulled Cyder. We went to our table, I visited the ladies room with Charles, and came back to find that my wonderful husband had ordered me a Mulled Cyder without me even needing to let h…
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wine
Mulled Wine | Recipe
Oh yes, it's getting all Christmassy here today. I haven't really appreciate Mulled Wine much before. We've purchased bottles of cheap Tesco Mulled Wine but we'll buy one bottle and then soon be bored. This year I thought about making our own. I think making your own just makes it a little bit special. Knowing exactly what you are drinking, cont…
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recipe
Limoncello {Recipe}
You will need: 5 lemons Bottle of Vodka-1 litre 750 g of Caster Sugar 500ml boiling water Grate the lemons, try to just get the rind and not the pith. Put the zest into a jar and pour in the vokda. Cover the jar tightly with cling film and put to the side for a week. You need to stir this everyday, I just used to whirl the bottle around and it gave the desired…
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mental health
Trigger
For years I've fought this force in my head. A force of doubt, anxiety, fear, questions and depression. I've worked hard to over come it, to fight it. To make it smaller than I am, rather than it towering over me. I get to a point where we are at this equal size. Almost like we've reached a compromise. Not perfect but enough to live with. I slowly ma…
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recipe
Chorizo and Mozzarella Sandwich and Wrap {Recipe}
On Friday nights my Twitter feed will be full of people salivating over Nigel Slater's recipe, and we do the same too. I love how simple his recipes are, and how everything is achieveable at home. Not too many ingredients, not too much faff. We regularly look at certain dishes and say "We should make that" and then end up forgetting about it, but rece…
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