by Susie | Sep 8, 2008 | Television, Travel, Uncategorized
It was with great delight that I watched this enchanting program on BBC1 on Sunday. The marvellous actress Joanna Lumley visited the Arctic Circle to view the mystic phenomenon of the Northern Lights. This had been her life long dream after...
by Susie | Sep 4, 2008 | The Wolds, Travel, Uncategorized, Village
Recently I started to cycle again. It is I might say a long time since I first learnt to ride and more than forty-five years since I last sat on a bike. My sister Jenny suggested that it might be a great way of getting some much needed exercise and a...
by Susie | Sep 2, 2008 | Cooking, Food, Gardens and Gardening, Lincolnshire, The Wolds, Uncategorized, Village
The 34th Annual Flower and Vegetable show was held this Saturday in our village. A great bustle filled the air as the villagers took their wonderful produce to the village hall to await judgement. The eighty categories make it a fabulous affair. The hall was...
by Susie | Aug 30, 2008 | Love poems, Poetry, Uncategorized
How still this life of ours becomesthis joyous quiet silent scenethis plateau held in timethis tableau captured in a dream,rest here on this your islandmarooned with only mefor peace is all that’s neededto complete this tranquil dream;my pilgrim, breath this...
by Susie | Aug 28, 2008 | Drink, Food, Uncategorized
Gin is something I have always been rather fond of. Not I’m happy to report in any needy way but from quite a young age it has always been my social drink of choice. Over the years I have tried many different brands, but Gordon’s ...
by Susie | Aug 24, 2008 | Cooking, Food, Recipes, Uncategorized
This well used recipe has been used by us for as many years as I can remember. 4 egg whites ( room temperature) 8 oz’s caster sugar 1 heaped teaspoon cornflower 1 teaspoon white vinegar Whisk egg whites until stiff. Whisk in sugar half at a time until stiff and...
