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Charming Chocolaticas

Charming Chocolaticas

I am not the most organised of people.  Granted, when I need to be, I am methodical, logical and very obsessive about things being organised exactly the way I want them to be.  However, I don’t tend to think into the future and plan many months ahead.  This was then completely out of kilter…

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Bernie’s Beautiful Blooms

Bernie’s Beautiful Blooms

If you are a regular reader, you may have seen a recent post called Handbags at the Ready. This was about a recent event at a local theatre, where a brilliant night of music, dancing and fun was had by the fans and listeners of radio DJ, Bernie Keith. Handbag Heaven is a monthly…

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Bimbling About at The British

Bimbling About at The British

I love me a good museum! It doesn’t matter if it is science, history, natural history or even sex. I am happy to spend countless hours wandering between the exhibits, learning something new and seeing something remarkable. One of my favourite museums has to be the ‘Topkapi Palace’ in Istanbul which houses an extensive…

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Finally Finch

Finally Finch

When I was back in senior school, around the age of 13 or 14 we were given Harper Lee’s ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ as one of the books to study for our GCSE exams. It came with a relatively plain book cover; bright orange with black writing, no picture or design. Simple, yet it…

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The Riddle of the Sphinx

The Riddle of the Sphinx

Mythology tells the tale of The Riddle of the Sphinx. Before I go any further on that, let me just advise for those in not in the know, I am not talking about the huge sandstone ‘lion’ guarding the Pyramids of Giza. This was instead, a Greek Sphinx who had the upper body of…

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