3 come along at once
You know the saying, you wait ages for a bus (or a tube train) and then 3 come along at once. Turns out it's the same with cheesecakes. One of…
Posted inFun with Five
The Incredible 60th Anniversary of Broadstairs Folk Week
10 years ago, newly moved to England from Shetland, my son's violin teacher - the great and much-missed Pete Shaw -suggested that to further his education in fiddle playing, we…
Posted inTeaching
Flexible timetabling for the modern school – Bring out the gunnaries
I was doing the weekly shop today. Supermarket shelves full of stuff to strike dread into the hearts of teachers and parents alike. "Back to school". Seriously, folks, it's only…
Love the art…
Warning, this post contains mention of the works of Neil Gaiman. There's an interesting article over on OpenCulture, "Love the Art, Hate the Artist". It was written before Sandman became…
Posted inBake like you mean it
Well, it’s definitely green
I have to admit I may have overdone the green. In my defence, I wanted it to be green (perhaps not this green, granted) because the last one was disappointingly…
Posted inBake like you mean it
Cocktails on the Sun Deck, anyone?
Love a good challenge, me. Eldest's birthday earlier this year. "Can you make a Mojito sorbet?" Hmm... Let me see... Well, of course I can. That turned out well. Not…