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New Years Honour for Led Zeppelin Singer….
Just a quick post to congratulate Robert Plant on being awarded a CBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours. Much deserved in my opinion, his music has sold in excess of 300 million copies and he is still going strong. The only rock musician to receive an honour this […]
Is it Yours?
Everyone (well almost) has their own favourite chilli recipe, I don’t have an exact recipe but I know what I like in mine and I’m sure this differs greatly from country to country. I am not certain but I seem to recall that in Mexico they do not use ground beef but cubed […]
Life’s a beach!
Xenny has kindly sent me a photograph of his favourite beach from his home in South Africa which we would both like to share with you. Having travelled along the coastline of Southern Africa I can vouch for its beauty. Xenny is indeed a lucky man and I am sure he will leave […]
Accessorise with Canon!
Having spent many an hour telling myself I don’t need the new Canon 5D Mark 11 DSLR I came mightly close to buying one this morning. I was steadfast in my resolve but there can be no denying it is a matter of when rather than if. What annoys me is the new […]
A Winter Warmer…
Bloody freezing today I thought as I justified turning the central heating on before breakfast. Now any normal person would stay indoors and keep warm but not I. For fear of melting another ice cap if I left the heating on I decided to go for a walk in the coldest wood this […]
Dinner for one at Bleak House…..
Christmas is over, thank God. Sorry but it’s not my favourite time of year. Twenty five years as a chef knocks the fun out of it, when I become Prime Minister I shall ban it. That or catering, either way one of them has to go. Why do millions of […]
What to do when you have eighty guests coming over for Christmas lunch….
Well I hope you all had a nice Christmas Day and got everything you could possibly want other than a blog post by me My Christmas was on the 24th with the good Mr & Mrs Collins, and, alas the […]
My Christmas Message………
Yes folks, it’s the highlight of your year, my message of goodwill to spread across cyberspace. Now gather around and pay attention…Oi, get back!! You in Colorado-I know you’re hiding! You can run but you can’t hide!
Seriously, I just wanted to wish all of you who visit, those of you who return for […]
Follow nature’s example…..
One way or another it’s been a bloody hard month and to be honest I’m ready for a break. The thing I’ve missed the most is the fresh air, that feeling of a lungfull of goodness only a bracing walk can supply. Morning ventures into the surrounding countryside have been in short supply, […]
Legendary Folk Band to Tour Britain
America, one of the most underrated bands (in my opinion) to come out of the States are heading to the UK for a tour. I say the States but they are actually part English and spent much of their early years in the UK playing gigs in the London area. […]