Two weeks ago I had to miss Drama lessons. The following week, having had a break, my nerve failed me and and I decided to skip another session. This week I resolutely set of in the dark (the class starts at 8.45 pm - more like cocoa-time than...

Last Saturday afternoon I went off gallivanting!! Whizzing around the countryside in a friend's open topped car with not a care in the world! I stayed for tea and then watched Strictly Come Dancing in front of the cozy log stove. Then it was Casualty -...

'My God!' you might think. 'This is surely taking method acting a bit too far!' (see previous post) Mmmmm...delicious.... This is the most amazing jam I have ever made. 'But what about the poor victim?' None other than this...

Three weeks ago I joined a local Drama Group and I am hoping that perseverance will pay off and I will eventually understand what we are supposed to be doing. So far there have been moments of embarrassment (week 1), worse embarrassment (week 2) and...

Meet Bill, who has always claimed to have a place in his heart for his 'petit Caramel' (Caramel being,.....you've guessed it, Fudge!). He introduced himself as soon as we moved in, declaring himself to be an honourable and entirely suitable companion...