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A new start, a shortened walk, a pub lunch and stubby onions

A new start, a shortened walk, a pub lunch and stubby onions

I’m sorry I haven’t been around much during February, life has got in the way, as it has a habit of doing. I am cutting back on activities as Mike loves to go for a 5 mile walk, then lunch in the pub. I really like that too, but I need to create free days to do it in!...

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Blooming fat demo’s

Blooming fat demo’s

Like most dieters, I have struggled and tried, lost a bit, gained a bit, eaten low fat or low carb or very low calorie,  counted squillions of calories. It’s all generally done my head in as I’ve tried and tried and got nowhere at all. The Obesity Code is quite an eye-opener!

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A brisk Sunday walk and a mulled wine apple crumble

A brisk Sunday walk and a mulled wine apple crumble

Darkness and Light January and February are such dark and gloomy months. I like to get outside whenever I can to get some daylight on my face. Can’t say sunshine as there probably wont be any! Yesterday, Mike had cabin fever and was pacing the house, it was dark,...

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Creamy Leek & Cheese Toasty

Creamy Leek & Cheese Toasty

I posted a little while ago about the recipes we cooked at the last U3A cooking group, including a gorgeous Pad Thai, and this creamy leek and cheese toasty. I was sure I had also posted the recipe for the toasty, but apparently not! So here it is. Creamy Leek And...

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Bugs, diets (again!) bargain mangoes and books

Bugs, diets (again!) bargain mangoes and books

It's still germ central here. I had a hacking cough, a week off, then a head cold. Now Mike has a cold. I'm hoping it isn't different to the one I had, or I might get that one. On the other hand, I was at my daughters on Sunday and during a vigorous tickling session,...

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Ancient magazines and a magazine hack

Ancient magazines and a magazine hack

Goodness, where did all those days go since I last posted! Well, some of those have been feeling ill. Again! I had a hacking cough that started on the 18th December when I went up to Northampton to see family at Christmas. That lasted a good two weeks. Then, after a...

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I would walk 500 miles, and I would walk 500 more

I would walk 500 miles, and I would walk 500 more

Had a lovely day today. We wanted to go for a walk yesterday, but it was drizzling all day and we are both fair weather walkers. It was much nicer today, so off we went. We're really enjoying getting out and walking, even if it isn't proper walking, you know, big...

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