If I Knew You Were Coming…

Today was a good day.  I made a cake. It’s been ages since I last did any baking.  It’s something I tend to go through phases with.  A while back I was making cakes at least once a week.  Then I got a bit bored with the effort of icing, the new baking powder I bought had a…

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Camping: The Big Question

We recently returned from a weekend’s camping. And (not for the first time) I find myself asking, “Why do we do it?” We own a perfectly decent and functional house. It’s great at protecting us from the  wind and the rain. It has central heating, and running water, including a flushing toilet. But still we…

Return to Coral Island

We recently spent a couple of days in Blackpool  Our main port of call was the Pleasure Beach, but we also stopped off at what we have come to call "The Machines" - otherwise known as an amusement arcade. Coral Island is the biggest of Blackpool’s many such venues, and was the site of an…