Monthly Archives: September 2011

Every So Often I Need To Sit Down and Pamper Myself

Most people without a gadget addiction would just say they’re an indulgence, not a necessity. And who am I to argue? Just because I have a small addiction to finding things that promise to make my life easier or more … Continue reading

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Celebrating National Cupcake Week – I Love Lemon Sherbet

Ok, so i’m not always about gadgets. Sometimes, normality sets in and I do those everyday things like baking. This last week has been national cupcake week. Now, it doesn’t take much for me to find an excuse to make … Continue reading

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Doing the Mashed Potato – My Favourite Kitchen Gadget?

Whenever I made mashed potato, I would always get the same complaint from the other half – yes, it was lumpy. I did everything in my power to de-lump my mash and I added butter or cream or stock to … Continue reading

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To Boldly Go…Wherever The Sat Nav Tells You

I have quite a lot to say about Sat Navs so I’m sure I’ll be revisiting the topic at a later date, but for now I want to talk about the lure of blindly following the sat nav whatever it … Continue reading

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Remembering 9/11

Not on-topic for the blog, but definitely for the day. In the Autumn of 2000 I was in New York City. I’d been a few times before and had seen most of the normal tourist sights and I had a … Continue reading

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