Back from our Hols!

Well we had a great time! Islay and Jura are both beautiful islands and the whisky on both is excellent. 9 different distilleries in all so a lot of fun can be had on the tasting front.
Major Dickie took lots of photos of birds (the feathered variety – the other sort [...]

The Great British Menu is foaming all over the place

Broadcast
I’m worried!
Time was when everything was garnished with a couli – which always conjured up images of a Vietnamese in a large brimmed hat!
Now! Now the “In Thing” is FOAM.
Foam over everything. And it’s no good – I keep thinking of Baldrick in Blackadder, spitting in the coffee to give it [...]

Life if the Freezer – or Islay as it’s called!

Amazing – your dulcet tones reach all the way up here!It’s not that it’s cold here. It’s just that we’ve needed 5 layers of clothing to keep warm – and that’s when we’re indoors.
The locals of course are all going round in T-shirts!
Food stocks are fine! Though trying to catch one of the [...]

The wonderful M4 matrix signs

A Big thank you to the chaps in charge of the matrix signs on the M4
Last night they thought it worth their while to slow us all down so we could view a stranded car on the hard shoulder.
Wow!  What a sight.  I’m so glad for the opportunity!
Perhaps this theme could be developed and the [...]

We’re off on hols – Hoorah

So these Northerners are hardy are they?
That’s it – I’ve heard enough!
We’re off ‘Up North’ to see these hardy folk for ourselves.
And If I find that the men on Islay are NOT going round in shorts and T-shirts. Or aren’t in Kilts and bearing their legs to the wind, [...]

Aah just what we need – more cookery

Broadcast
Glad to see the schedulers have returned us to Wall-to-Wall cookery programmes.
I do so hate change and the last couple of weeks have been sadly lacking in the cookery department!
But it’s back:
THE GREAT BRITISH MENU
Or should that be called
THE GREAT JENNY BOND VOICE OVER!
And the Director has got her using big words now: [...]

Talking of Cookery

What’s the difference between Nigella and Delia
Nigella’s shelves are larger……..
In her pantry of course
Tansy

The Wastepaper bin in your studio

Personally, I don’t believe it was you that nicked the Wastepaper bin from your studio yesterday never mind what Chris Evans told the world on his show last night!
Apart from anything else if you had decided to move the bin to another location your brain would have never retained the idea long enough for you [...]

Bear Stearns – or was it just a Bare Stern

Will you please have a word with Fran.  If she is going to ‘talk dirty’ during her news bulletin we need to be warned.
Yesterday morning she suddenly started on about her Bare Stern and some chap called JP Morgan Chasing her around.
Major Dickie got totally over agitated and excited!

Sat-nav supermarket trolleys – whatever next!

I’m very excited by the new ‘satnav trolleys’ which may soon be available in supermarkets. I read these trolleys will be able to navigate around the shop and assist us to locate the items we wish to buy!
I feel help is finally at hand as this technology could be extended to [...]