Category Archives: rambles

Happy Easter

Posted on April 12, 2009 by

Happy Easter! It’s still early here in Canada but the Easter bunny has arrived bringing some of my favourite Easter chocolates (basically anything that has marshmallow and chocolate together) which I had for breakfast (I’m an adult, I can do … Continue reading →

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Toaster chicken

Posted on April 2, 2009 by

For those of you dying to know how my chicken fingers in the toaster bag idea worked (actually here they are called chicken goujons here, Lord only knows what a goujon is)…. Voila…they were actually pretty good, nice and crunchy … Continue reading →

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Toasty sandwiches

Posted on March 31, 2009 by

I have a bit of a thing for the Poundland store near my house (yes, you guessed it, a store where everything costs £1, I am such a recessionista). They carry quite a few brand name products (like Tetley Tea … Continue reading →

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WTF? Friday

Posted on March 27, 2009 by

I think it is fair to say that London is fairly up there in terms of being a fashionable city. People here just seem to have a built in knowledge of what is going to  be the next trend even … Continue reading →

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I love techy kids

Posted on March 25, 2009 by

I might consider having kids if someone would guarantee me they would be this amazingly geeky at 4 and a half (although mine would be Mac, not PC…and probably blonde) With my luck however I would get one like this … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Little People

Posted on March 23, 2009 by

One of the blogs I read as a way to increase my useless knowledge mentioned that this weekend marked the 50th Birthday of Fisher Price’s ‘Little people’ (is this politically correct?)  and they were able to dig out this fantastic … Continue reading →

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Little Britain. Big Laughs?

Posted on October 4, 2008 by

There have been a fair few of UK shows that have been adapted to the US market…Who’s line is it Anyway, Pop Idol, Deal or no Deal, Who do you think you are, I’m a Celebrity get me out of … Continue reading →

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For your sweet tooth

Posted on October 3, 2008 by

I have never really had any trouble eating an entire cupcake but for those more calorie conscious than I, there is a new treat trend on the horizon.  Apparently in Seattle bakeries are now serving little shots of pure icing … Continue reading →

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Car boot sale…same cr*p, different country

Posted on September 16, 2008 by

While wandering around a random part of London on Saturday we happened upon a Car Boot sale (translation, sell crap from the trunk of your car in a large parking lot).  Now, I had heard of car boot sales and … Continue reading →

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Quiet Aunt Zelda…

Posted on September 12, 2008 by

I am a fairly fast typer which has proven to be pretty useful over my life as I can whiz out emails at lightning speed and blab on endlessly on my blog as it only takes me a few minutes to … Continue reading →

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