I should have known chaos would ensue when family offered to prepare one course each… I’ve managed to cut most of the kitchen chaos out of this shot- but it’s there, believe me! At least no blood was shed- but then James is a vegetarian James prepared the first course- the Gordon Ramsey cook-a-long prawn [...]

Big family weekend/Gordon Ramsey cook-in tonight- deadline/ cutting 30 pages out of book Need I go on??? Ah, well don’t think I’m cut out for living like a hermit either! Vive la Chaos Have a great weekend, everyone! Sxxx

For my welcome back- thank you all, really, very much appreciated- must attempt not to put you off now with- tales of my grunts and groans in the gym in the run up to the annual donning of the custom made torture devices not to mention the copious tears and laughter in the writing cave. [...]

And more or less alive after my session in the gym this morning- yes, it’s going well, thank you Paul. I just love this uncoordinated sweaty exercise- that would be me, not you, Paul- you don’t break sweat, you just yawn (inwardly and invisibly) (but I know) (and who can blame you?!!!) We have discovered, [...]