Henry Ward Beecher: Books are the windows through which the soul looks out. A home without books is like a room without windows. During our monthly meeting at Derby BookCake Club earlier this week, the talk invariably strayed from our book discussion (The Big Over Easy, Jasper Fforde, more on that later), to cookery books. A few favourite cooks and…
Hi all, how are you on this crisp Thursday morning? It’s been a busy week so far. I caught up with some dear friends from university, earlier this week whom I haven’t seen for over 15 years. It’s amazing how time melts away and you can all slot back into your younger selves (age is simply a state of mind).…
Hi All, How are you doing? Hope you’ve all been enjoying the delicious weather! I was awoken by thunderstorms galore a few nights ago and despite my beauty sleep being interrupted, I begrudgingly agreed it was a good thing. Why? Because it has been humid as hell in Derby (and no doubt the whole of the UK) rendering life almost…