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Banana, maple and pecan bread The internet seems to be awash with banana bread recipes at the moment and it seems you can’t be in lockdown unless you have made one. So you don’t really need another recipe but, well you’re here now so I am going to share this one: Banana, maple and pecan bread Print Prep time 15 mins Cook time 45 mins Total time 1 hour
If you’ve never tried a Gregg‘s sausage and bean melt then you don’t know what you are missing. And if you HAVE tried one, well, you will really be missing the fact you can’t grab one of these at the moment. They aren’t a regular staple in our house but something about not being able to buy one as we self isolate is really making me want to buy
The social isolation diaries, week 4 The statistics are horrifying, the stories heartbreaking. This week we passed 10,000 deaths being recorded, whilst also being reminded that this is just deaths recorded in hospital. This doesn’t include those dying in the community, or indeed in care homes. One care home has recorded 12 deaths in a fortnight. We also learned that 31 members of front line NHS staff have
A handy A to Z of Coronavirus. You know, should you ever feel you need one. Antibac. You can’t get anti-bacterial hand wash for love nor money. Actually that isn’t true. You can get it for money: £25 for 50ml on eBay from unscrupulous sellers who want to capitalise on our need for it. I have not held back on reporting every ad I see for it on Facebook
Rainbows and children’s art in windows and on pavements Window Wednesday has been paused of late because we haven’t done an awful lot that has offered me the opportunity to post a photo of a window (and if you are new to Window Wednesday here is a little more about it) I am not sure where the idea came from but as the lockdown came into force children all over
How Coronavirus impacted us in 2020 When we look back on this period of our lives it will be hard to remember just what has changed. Things will have gone back to normal (whatever the new normal will be) but people will have been lost, lives will have been changed and I don’t think things will ever really be the same again. And we will forget some of the smaller
The social isolation diaries — week 3 I have now got to the point where the days all roll into one and I am struggling to really know what day of the week it is. There’s a meme going round about how those pants we all had as kids that have the days of the week printed on them would be really useful right now. They are not wrong. This
National Trust launches #BlossomWatch to emulate Japan’s Hanami National Trust asks people to start a new tradition that emulates Hanami – the Japanese tradition of celebrating blossom Conservation charity aims to build #BlossomWatch year-on-year to become an annual moment of celebration in nature’s calendar #BlossomWatch encourages people to enjoy blooming trees they can see from their windows or in their gardens and share their best images Fleeting chance to see blossom is one of
Social Isolation diaries week 2 I cried over chicken breasts this week. I found three packets of two in M&S and literally cried. Seems as people started to realise that lockdown might become an actual thing panic buying is now a reality. Not just for Christmas and incoming snow, but for the entire population on a weekly basis. Fresh food of all types are now up there with loo
International Waffle is today! 25th March is International Waffle Day so what better time than today to share my favourite waffle recipes. Regular readers will know I am a huge fan of waffles and use our waffle maker to cook all sorts of things (it isnt just for waffles you know, you havent lived until you have done a whole cooked breakfast in your waffle machine). First up on
The social isolation diaries — Week 1 My granny was a hoarder. When she moved down to Hampshire from Lancashire 11 years ago the removal company said they had never moved so much stuff for a single person in all their years of business. When it arrived the boxes had to be stored in the garage and the shed until my parents could get them all unpacked there was
National Trust urges caution as good weather at the weekend could tempt people onto roads Trust warns that a good weather forecast combined with Mothering Sunday could tempt people onto the roads and toward tourist hotspots Coast and countryside will be open as usual but people are urged to use local outdoor space and not travel unnecessarily, in line with government guidance Trust has pledged to allow free access to
