love and a licked spoon

I’ve been to grander parties, it’s true. This is a long way from silver trays of canapés in elegant hotels, premier cru in posh hou...

Every December, I buy a plain evergreen wreath from Mrs Grover’s stall at Columbia Road . She sells her own beautifully decorated wreaths...

  I love working from home. I take phone calls with the Gilmore Girls temporarily on mute, check emails while singing along enthusiasticall...

  Before: Dog as tweed cushion. However hard I’ve been trying to convince myself - and believe me I have - there’s nothing festive about...

This is a taste of my northern childhood. At birthday parties, church fêtes and cricket teas, cheese and onion tart held its own on table...