: About Me

I am a 57 year old from England who has decided to devote more time to my writing and other crafts. I have enjoyed writing stories , articles and verse since I was a child and now that I have more freedom to develop and hone these interests I hope to give pleasure to those that read them .

My passion is ...

Creativity, life and making others happy .

I know too much about ...

Loss.

My parents always told me ...

Try to see things from the others point of view.

My childhood ambition ...

To have continued inspiration for my creative crafts.

My favorite memory ...

There are many.

Why I write ...

Fulfilment, pleasure and because I like a challenge.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I am reading Sir Walter Scott, Antony Waller, Valerie Wood, Rupert Brooke and Helium . I am currently watching a television series on Victorian farming life.

My first job ...

Secretary

My best moment ...

I have been lucky enough to have more than one and cannot choose.

My inspiration ...

Love,laughter and life. Also the changing seasons and rainbows .

Food & Drink > Cuisine & Food (Other) How to stock a pantry

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As a young girl I loved to look at the laden shelves in my Mother's and Grandmother's walk-in pantries. There was so much to look at, indeed it was quite an education. It was like a guided tour of ingredients, flavours and aromas. Hanging from the ceiling were all sorts, ranging from baskets, strings of things tied together, utensils and stockinged meats maturing. The stone shelf usually had an array of bowls containing dripping, yesterdays leftovers, today's pudding, cheeses, butter and the bottomless jug of milk that had been boiled in order to prevent it going off. If you were very quie...

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