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4 min

The mother of all lockdowns

A shorter version of this post was shared as part of the Mums in Lockdown feature on local network Queens Park Mums. My parents and my bi...

2 min

Black life always mattered. Welcome to the fight.

I’ve been quiet on my professional social media channels; raging, screaming, broken elsewhere. And I’m tired. I’m heartened by the people...

1 min

In search of post-Covid menschkeit

Can we keep it? This reinvigorated community vibe that you can see up and down the country and across the globe, I mean -

2 min

Sanity in the time of 'Rona

We’ve all seen the empty shelves where the bog roll, pasta, tinned goods and long life milk used to be. My kids came home on Fri with a l...

6 min

Wedding planning on a budget

It's wedding planning season! Wedding shows all over the shop, enquiries flying in from left, right and centre, and I am totally here for...

3 min

The best Christmas cake in the WORLD*

My mum can't bake. She really won’t mind me saying so, either. She can deliver a baby, grow healthy fruit & veg, save your life, chop dow...

2 min

Three cheers for my 'gram fam

So here's the thing - I was a complete social media naysayer back in the day. I deliberately ignored Facebook when it first came to the U...

1 min

Goodnight, 2017...

Each December, I try to stop and take stock of what the year has held. 2017 has been a busy and eventful one for our little clan. Mr Den ...

4 min

Real talk: the business of cake

You might want to make some tea: this is a long 'un. Before I started baking for business, I really couldn't understand why anyone would ...

2 min

Revolutionary honey cake

Can one cake really change the course of your life? In my case, yes.

2 min

When our village saved the day

How our local buddies gave us sunshine on a rainy day.

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