Other nonsense

  • Diet Trial PART 2
    My tests came back with intolerances to yeast and egg white, so I am to avoid both for 4 weeks starting from the 15th June. The dietian said...
  • Gin is IT! - Penhaligon's Juniper Sling
    image: Juniper Sling - eau de toilette - Penhaligons © Next time I feel like reaching for the gin perhaps I might try a spritz of thi...
  • My London cake tins
    Caught sight of these and thought they were rather good.... My London set of cake tins, Angel Cake and Victoria sponge - £26.99 the pair. Av...
  • Style Forever - How to look fabulous at every age by Alyson Walsh
    Style Forever by Alyson Walsh (Hardie Grant, £12.99) Illustrations: Leo Greenfield I’ve recently been enjoying a new grown-up guide ...
  • Is there a right time to have a baby?
    I think it all depends on the person. Some girls can’t wait to start their own family, have already got grandchildren by the time they ar...
  • What's in your bag?
    Thanks to Fabulous at Forty’s blog, and her ‘contents of my bag’ posting. Things like this get me unreasonably excited. I carry an unfeasibl...
  • Advent Calendars 2024
    The past few Christmases I’ve made TheGR a beer advent.  A different beer for each day, wrapped and labelled.  But this year, I'm shoppi...

Quote of the day

‘They tuck you up your mum and dad...’
Anon - after Larkin

“Philately will get you everywhere”
WEM

“It’s not the despair, I can handle the despair. 
It’s the hope I can’t deal with”
Clockwise

“Each new friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.”
Anais Nin

‘Come on Dover move your bloomin’ arse’.
Eliza Doolittle