A few months ago I reached the grand age of 53, which means I have been walking this earth for over five decades. In the grand scheme of things, it’s a mere blink of an eye. But still, I felt somewhat shocked when I actually saw the numbers 5 and 3 sitting on top of a birthday cake (I…
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I have, without a shadow of a doubt, fallen off the healthy eating waggon. In fact, said waggon rolled over the hills and far away about a year ago. It’s not so much that I’m eating junk and not caring about what I put into my body. Nope, life has simply been so hectic that I’m eating what I…
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I was cooking up a storm the other day when I thought to myself just how much I enjoy cooking. And how, if I say so myself, I’m pretty good at it. I adore experimenting with flavours, trying new recipes or making dishes look pretty. I then contemplated how some people absolutely hate to cook. I then remembered that…
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I am, as I type this, ensconced in one of our trio of hotels, wrapped up in many layers as an engineer works on the heating – which decided to die only a week after we had flung open our doors. We have also had to deal with non-functioning card machines, missing keys, bar stools with minds of their…
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2017 HAS BEEN ONE OF MY MOST CHALLENGINGÂ YEARS. Well, what a year that was! To say it was one of my most challenging would be an understatement. As we are now firmly ensconced in the New Year, I wanted to take time to reflect on a few high and low points of 2017 – AKA ‘the year of many…
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