PINE BARK
PINE BARK has received more than its fair share of attention in the press recently – and, unusually, the press has all been good. While we are bombarded with Omegas
LAZY HAZY CRAZY DAYS
NAT KING Cole so eloquently and elegantly described the time we enjoy meeting and greeting family and friends in our chosen sunshine homes as those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of summer.
WHEN BUTTER CAN BE BETTER
TRANS-FATS are something high on the discussion list of the healthy, those trying to be healthy and those who are producing foods for us in a hopefully more healthy way
The June night sky
WELCOME TO the June night sky. This is the month of the summer Solstice, when the Sun is at its highest point in the sky, staying above the horizon for
hygiene in the kitchen
WHILE WATCHING a cookery programme recently, I heard the female cook explain that she was wearing polythene gloves because she was handling raw meat – nothing wrong in that, I
CHICKEN KIEVS
FURTHER TO a plea asking where all the Chicken Kievs have gone, The Resident received the following response: Hi Sheena, I have no idea why shops do not stock and
film review – THE DA VINCI CODE
Would Da Vinci approve? HANDS UP, I admit it, I was one of those who read Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, loved it and believed it. As I read
Abba Mania
WHEN ABBA decided to split in the early 80s, millions of fans worldwide were devastated to see the end of one of the most successful bands in chart history. As
Alentejo Blue by Monica Ali
COMING OUT in early June, this fascinating novel by the author of Brick Lane, is set here in Mamarrosa, in the Alentejo region of Portugal, (where Ali bought a house
film review – FINAL DESTINATION 3
All the fun of the fair WHILE STANDING in line at a funfair ride, who hasn’t wondered, if only for a moment, just how safe the contraption is? If that’s