All good things must come to an end. And in this case it is my faithful kitchen companion, the hot cross bun. It survived 3…
7 April 2023
15 April 2022 – Good Friday the Third
It’s that time of year again when my thoughts return to the hot cross bun lurking in the corner of my kitchen. The last Good…
16 December 2021 – Pomander. Again
I’m going to be quick as the Masterchef final is on. Anyhow. On this day last year, I made two pomanders. I didn’t need to…
2 November 2021 – All Souls’ Day. Again
I wasn’t meaning to post again so soon after yesterday, but then I was reminded of the Soul cake I put aside for luck…
1 November 2021 – Samhain. Again
To be honest, I was too busy watching horror films and hoovering up unacceptably high levels of carbohydrates yesterday to revisit the Halloween tasks I…
23 June 2021 – Midsummer’s Eve pt2
It’s St John’s Eve, or Midsummer’s Eve and last year, you may or may not remember, I threw a handful of hempseeds into a hedge…
22 April 2021 – Counting Stars pt 3
It’s happened. It’s finally happened. After 211 days, I have finally counted my seventh star on my seventh consecutive night. And now I get to…