May 25, 2013

Help Oliver Walk – An update so far

Oliver

  Since posting Oliver’s story on Wednesday so much has happened. In case you aren’t yet familiar with the story, Oliver is the son of Danielle and Barry, two friends I have known for eight years.  The short story is that Oliver was born prematurely and during labour was starved of oxygen.  This led to [...]

Last Minute Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

Tulip Flower Beauty

  With less than one day to go before Mother’s Day, how many of you are still running around trying to find that perfect gift?  Perhaps you don’t want to do the whole flowers-and-chocolate thing again, or maybe your children want some affordable gifts that they can buy for you themselves with their pocket money? [...]

School Dinners and Butterscotch Tart

butterscotch tart

In the days before Jamie Oliver took on the schools (although not that long ago I hasten to add), and when Spam was a tinned meat, school dinners were very different to the meals that they now offer.  The meals themselves I was not normally very impressed with.  And we weren’t allowed a drink during [...]