THE FESTIVE SEASON IS HERE
By Wendy Hughes What a difference a year makes, and this year I am really looking forward to joining in the festive season. Last year my mobility was not...
FESTIVE FUN
By Ann Evans Christmas is coming! Lots of places are putting on festive family fun, and here’s a few that you won’t want to miss. There’s a...
Have a Cracking Time
It’s hard to imagine the end of Christmas lunch without pulling a cracker, indeed from the corny jokes to the paper hats they are undoubtedly part of our...
Mumbai Memoir 22- Mumbai Tourism Pheonix- Rising from the ashes!
Mumbai’s Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) train station, Sydney’s Opera House, New York’s Statue of Liberty and Peshawar’s Bala Hissar fort, have been attracting tourists from all corners of...
A Feast Fit for Dickens
Modern day festive celebrations are generally more commercial affairs when compared with Dickensian days. Today there is an increased emphasis placed on consumerism; with essential Christmas items spanning from...
GINGERBREAD
by Ann Evans Photos by Rob Tysall Gingerbread is popular the world over and especially around Christmastime with gingerbread houses covered in snowy white icing; gingerbread Christmas...
The Mince Pie is Traditional only in Name
Nothing says Christmas quite like a mince pie and a glass of mulled wine, but the filling of dried fruits and spices is not as traditional as the pie...
My Christmas List
Besides writing my own Christmas wish list I thought I’d help a little with yours! I paint my ‘Little People’ on the beach near me, Golden Bay. I...
Fuss Free Gluten Free and Vegetarian Christmas Dinner Ideas
If you are planning a gluten-free vegetarian Christmas it can be difficult to come up with something different that doesn’t require lots of preparation on the day. Even the...
12 Saves of Christmas, including Lyn’s prize-winning Gobble-n Squeak!
Do you get in a tizz preparing for Christmas Day? I don’t! It’s simple if you just prepare ahead of the day. Here are some tips that might come...
YASMINE SMART; A CIRCUS DYNASTY.
By Lyn Funnell Every Christmas, after dinner, we’d all settle down to watch the Queen’s speech, followed by Billy Smart’s Circus, which was pre-recorded. I loved it, and so...
Christmas – Foodbill to all men!
I reluctantly ventured out of the house to do some shopping yesterday. The supermarket shelves were heaving with Christmas food and drink; no surprise there of course. But, oh,...