As some of you know, I am now less than a month to turning 60. I am close to completing my 59 things in my 59th year. Today I ticked off one of my favourites, "to eat fish and chips by the sea. " Now that sounds simple enough - however it had to be … Continue reading Another one ticked off
Category: Food
How long can you make yours last for?
The humble Nuttall's mintoes... I really haven't given these little suckers a thought for many years, but I was looking for some hard sweets to take on my recent holidays for the plane. Wandering around Wilkos I found their butter minutes, nice and hard, long-lasting and won't hurt my sore tongue as fruit ones would. … Continue reading How long can you make yours last for?
Haslingden baths
Haslingden baths - the end of an era. Haslingden swimming baths opened in 1936 and sadly closed a few years ago in 2013 due to lack of funding and the building falling into disrepair. For many, many years the baths were a central hub of the community of Haslingden, thousands and thousands of children learnt … Continue reading Haslingden baths
Since when did pumpkins become so popular?
I remember as a child Halloween being a day when we bobbed for apples and wore a sheet pretending to be a ghost and ate the occasional toffee apple. Whatever happened? Halloween or All Hallow's Eve developed from a Gaelic pagan festival of Samhain, a pivotal time of year when the seasons change. There were … Continue reading Since when did pumpkins become so popular?
“Shall we do some baking Granny?”
This morning I had my granddaughter round to visit. She's 3 years old and loves life to the full. We decided to do some baking. We donned our pinnys and washed our hands. I've got tremendous happy memories of baking with both my mother and my grandmother and so decided that I would get my … Continue reading “Shall we do some baking Granny?”
Comment heard from the pool…
Having been sitting by the pool in Kefalos on Kos for almost a week, next to a couple of women of a certain age, who spent their day decked out with their suncream, books and sun hats, I overheard their conversation as they swam "swan style" up and down the pool... "Shall we have a … Continue reading Comment heard from the pool…
How much weight do you think this shelf can take?
As those who know me, I am partial to a good gin and tonic. I am not an alcoholic and to be honest I usually only have a drink on a Friday and Saturday, although some nights, I have been very tempted. Where did my love of gin come from? Probably from my maternal grandfather, … Continue reading How much weight do you think this shelf can take?
Tea or Coffee?
Everybody has their preferences first thing in the morning: tea or coffee? Personally, I enjoy a large mug of Redbush tea preferably from my teas-made by my bed. The mug has to be a large Starbucks mug, from my travels, somehow it always tastes better in one of them. Once downstairs I have my second … Continue reading Tea or Coffee?
Rambling With Ruthie 