Barefoot; unshodden; without shoes
From the Archive – Dec 2010. A couple of weeks ago, I had dinner with five fabulous females friends; five very special, strong, spiritual women. I mentioned my plans for a variety of charity fund-raisers […]
Articles by Lynne Allbutt
Seeds to Make You Smile
Packets of seeds make great little presents to put in with Christmas cards; if you haven’t posted yours yet or you have some to deliver by hand, consider some of the following to bring a […]
More Wiki-Leeks – The Secret is Spr-out!
Super Sprouts Good news and bad news for Brussel sprout fans this year. The good news is that they should be tastier than usual due to the cold snap. Frequent frosting and thawing turns carbohydrates […]
Seeing is Believing ….
Julian Beever is an English pavement artist renowned for creating trompe-l’oeil chalk drawings using a projection technique called anamorphosis; this creates the illusion of three dimensions when viewed from the correct angle. (The photo on […]
Sexiest Man in Wales
Congratulations to award-winning stand up Rhod Gilbert for lifting the ‘Sexiest Man in Wales’ title – the comic genius put it down to the recession and told the Western Mail, “I’m a 42 year old scruffy, grizzly, whingey, […]
N-ICE Motoring Tips
Thanks to a friend and motorist in Canada for the following tips for safe motoring in the snow and ice Photo taken from my Wales to Iceland trip to run the Reykjavik Marathon to raise funds for […]
Winging It with WRU’s Leigh Halfpenny
As Welsh winger, Leigh Halfpenny (pictured with me supporting Marie Curie Cancer Care has missed out on playing the autumn Rugby Internationals due to ankle ligament damage I wondered if he had been spending his […]
Talking to TV Chef Matt Tebbutt
Despite not having time to grow his own veggies at home TV chef Matt Tebbutt does grow his own herbs and also uses the fruit from his plum, apple and pear trees in his well […]
Liam Mcgough’s Talks About his Tree-mendous Adventures (& The Importance of Being Kind)
DJ and presenter, Liam Mcgough was working as a tree surgeon when he auditioned for last year’s Big Brother. “The opportunity arose unexpectedly so I literally took my chainsaw pants off and went to the […]
Healthy Food, Happy Pets
Yogi the Westie took delivery of her Raw Pet Food from Albion Meat Products last week with much tail wagging. It was Zoopharmacognosist, Caroline Ingraham that first recommended raw food for dogs to me explaining it […]