I’m feeling a bit like that today Sonja!  Not sure if it is the weather (beautiful hot sunny day here in London), my new “Friends of the Zoo” membership (Tuesday is Zooday from now on) or just general joyfulness for no apparent reason.  I’m not going to knock it though.  Wonder how I hang on...

Oh what a night! As is my custom I rushed home tonight in order to be stationed by the stove in time to listen to Desmond Carrington’s amazing Tuesday night radio show on R2. It’s a weird and wonderful thing that this show links me to my ex flatmates Ginger and Grace every single week....

“Jewelry takes people’s minds off your wrinkles.” Top tip thanks Sonja. I’ve been a bit tearful this week – and not just because we won a Gold in the Winter Olympics. Although that DID make me cry – what a sap I am. I’ve not been enjoying the dating business at all these last few...

Ginger very kindly bought me some posh cherry jam to go in the indentations of the little treats that are Sonja’s Scandinavian Cookies. Fresh out of the oven they were enjoyed by Jack (he liked the nuts) and Grace (she liked the dough-y centre). I managed to get six of them to Southend in one...

“Jewelry takes people’s minds off your wrinkles.” Ha ha! That’s my favourite Silver Screen Supper quote so far. LOVE IT. Like Sonja herself these were cute, cute, cute. Easy to make but they look impressive with their little dents filled with blackcurrant jam. The MS Cake Break day was a roaring success. I raised almost...