CDWM: Suzy’s main course

Right, with 7 Days finished, let’s get back to what really matters: food. If you remember, we’d dealt with Suzy’s starter and we’re now on to the main course of beef wellington, cabbage, carrots and red wine gravy. A helpful note to you all, by the way: when the conversation inevitably turns to food, don’t [...]

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7 Days: Day 7 – Weeding

Here I am making a start on picking out all the self-sown seedlings that grow in the gravel. [Runner-up photo here] This year violets were abundant and had turned the stones into a green carpet. Mum and Dad came out to join me after tea and together we’ve made a fine start on getting the [...]

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7 Days: Day 6 – Chanel makeover

I’ve been dying for someone to do my makeup since my interest in the stuff was rekindled by my “obsession”, as Bonnie put it, with the Pixiwoo videos and with adding some new classy makeup and brushes to my collection. Sit me in a chair and fiddle with my face and you’re my friend. So [...]

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7 Days: Day 4 – Flowers on my lettuce

Not quite what I was aiming for growth-wise. We had a pile of rain a while back and my lettuce and rocket went to seed. But no matter, I keep pinching off the flowers and we’ve had – and are still getting – lots of great salad leaves for our sandwiches. The mangetout behind are [...]

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7 Days: Day 2 – Hot and not so hot

Resting my muzzy head in the sunshine in John and Sam’s garden. We spent a very enjoyable day at their place, where we were fed yummy food and everyone pitched in to finish the crossword.

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7 Days: Day 1 – Going Ape

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Come Dine With … Suzy

Last Saturday, while many others were watching the World Cup match of England against the USA, Helen, Lauren and I headed to Suzy’s for her Come Dine With Me evening. I had heard tell of decorations being put up, but beyond that what lay ahead was to be a surprise. The dining room was beautifully [...]

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