Well, the Olympic Torch Relay set off today from Lands End, Cornwall. Now for some shameless self promotion – I am carrying it in Barking & Dagenham in July. I’m a bit nervous. It’s only a 300m stretch and obviously, I’ve run a marathon and so lots of people have seen me running before. ButRead more
On Friday, I planned to go for a run. Then I planned to go for afternoon tea with Jog Blog. The run didn’t happen. Afternoon tea did. So did beer. Yum. Anyway, I’d never been for afternoon tea before and so this was a new experience and I was probably a bit over-excited about it.Read more
Most of my readers will know that last year, I completed the Brighton Marathon. Despite the 26 degree heat, despite the sunburn, despite getting suncream, energy drinks and Vaseline in my hair, I enjoyed every single minute of it, despite arriving home slightly outside target. In April, I dragged myself out in a slightly hungoverRead more
Although I love to cook and bake, until very recently, I had never made bread. I created this yummy delight the other day to accompany pasta. It was surprisingly easy to do so and was still delicious a couple of days after making it. I used this recipe on the BBC Good Food website asRead more
It’s been a long time since I have blogged and if any of my loyal readers remain, they will notice that the blog has a new look. Don’t worry, I am intending to spruce it up a bit and make it look a little less “thrown together.” Since Janathon and my dismal failure to completeRead more