Category: General Entries
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The Google Labs area is always bubbling away with new ideas and great, or sometimes not so great, tools. (Nothing wrong with “not so great” tools, what benchmark for greatness would we have without average tools to compare them to?)…
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This weekend, I visited for the first time a part of the country I hadn’t yet seen – The Malvern Hills (somewhere between Worcester and Hereford). Such beautiful countryside, and the weather held up all weekend. Reason for such travel…
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This 4* hotel minibar leaflet is the perfect example of why one should never skimp on translators for things, as the impression left on customers will be a lasting one. It looks terribly unprofessional and leaves visitors wondering where else…
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Some “trucker mud” (instant coffee) to keep me awake til midnight: £2 A Lindor Dark Chocolate bunny leftover from Easter: £3 Using SkyPlus as intended for the duration of the first 2 episodes of Lost: Priceless!
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Since I’ve hopelessly abandoned Sugar & Spice many moons ago, I’ll be posting food-related entries here until S&S rises from its ashes when I revive it. As it’s a long weekend, I really fancied cooking something nice and homemade for…
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Isn’t it embarrassing when you forget the birthday of a good friend or a close work colleague? When, on Monday morning, you ask them how their weekend was and they say it was their birthday but they didn’t do much…
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I came across the Keyword assistant for iPhoto this afternoon. Far from new, Macworld reviewed it in November 2005 here, but it was news to me. As I’ve been immersed in tags of all sorts recently, having developed an addiction…
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The baking grump is over – I’ve finally made the (very adapted version of) Daim Bars cake Clotilde I’ve wanted to make for a few days. Granted, not a Daim or Dime bar in sight, but rather some nutty nougat…
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Click on the image to see a bigger picture Ok, now you’ve had your giggles at the smartass who left the pen note. So did I, it was pretty funny… But it did make me think that those who offer…
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Grrr it’s Sunday afternoon, I’m in the mood for baking after reading Clotilde and Jen‘s amazing food blogs, doing part two of our Spring cleaning (of how many parts? I don’t know but it’s looking better every time!) and scheming…
that canadian girl 