The Cone of Shame: How to Help Your Cat Cope

The Cone of Shame: How to Help Your Cat Cope

If you’ve ever taken your cat to the vet and come home with them sporting the dreaded “cone of shame” (or its softer, slightly less embarrassing cousin, the donut collar), you’ll know exactly what I mean when I say… the drama. The sulks. The sheer Olympic-level guilt...
Easy gluten free banana bread

Easy gluten free banana bread

This is an easy gluten and dairy free banana bread recipe that is perfect for using up bananas that are going brown, or need using up.  We often have bananas that are going slightly brown and I hate food waste so gluten free banana bread great way to use them up , and...
Delicious Dairy Free Chocolate Truffles

Delicious Dairy Free Chocolate Truffles

I don’t generally have a much of a sweet tooth, but I do like good chocolate, I adore chocolate truffles and I also live with someone with a dairy allergy, so these dairy free chocolate truffles are very popular at home and whilst I don’t make them as often as would...
The Grief Diaries – Part 1. The day before…

The Grief Diaries – Part 1. The day before…

My father died on the 29th June, 2025. Suddenly and unexpectedly. We had no idea it was coming. This is a diary or monologue as I process his death, the grief, the life we now live without him. My father and I were close and he was my only parent after the death of my...