The first time I met my twin sister, I was 40 years old. No, I wasn’t adopted; and neither was she. And we weren’t the victims of some sort of acrimonious divorce or a long-standing parental feud. You see it’s just that the stork that was tasked with dropping her off, dropped her off […]
Click here for a full portionHeston’s £300 Christmas pudding and Bluebasil brownies – all I want for Christmas!
After my shocking confession in last week’s post that chocolates do not really do it for me (send me cheese or charcuterie if you want to get into my good books!), I am about to say something else equally controversial. And I don’t just mean “Santa clause does not exist, boys and girls!”; or “Mmm, this reindeer […]
Click here for a full portionSaturday Snapshots #121
Sunset fishermen, Keurbooms – December 2009
Click here for a full portionFrench beans with toasted almonds and garlic
And so once again, while nobody was looking, the festive season rolled into town. One minute I was getting sunburnt at the Henley regatta; the next we were watching Guy Fawkes fireworks; and the next I opened my curtains to see that the caravans of the festive season had arrived like gypsies in the […]
Click here for a full portionCome over to the dark side for a Hotel Chocolat giveaway
Why is it that darkness always comes with negative connotations? The Dark Side of the Force (cue heavy breathing, a shiny black mask and “Luke…. I AM your father!!”). The Dark Continent. A bit of a dark horse. The Heart of Darkness. A dark mood. Personally, if I were Darkness, I would fire my […]
Click here for a full portionSalt @ The Ambassador Hotel, Cape Town [CLOSED]
It’s always a gamble trying to re-live the past. Meeting up with an ex-lover after a separation; re-tracing your steps on a journey that you enjoyed many years ago; or going back to a place that holds happy memories for you. It could be fantastic; or you could find that the harsh reality of the […]
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