Day 174: back home from the wedding and I had a little romantic gesture from Chris (also an apology as he’d locked us out of the house!) Note the vase… Day 175: Matt headed off to Stubbington on a residential trip for the week! My baby! Day 176: vegan meringues (see the recipe) is totally […]
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Archive for June 2019
The Boy in the Photo, by Nicole Trope
The worst fear for a parent is for their child to go missing, with no idea if they are alive or dead. The worst fear for a single parent is that the child’s other parent snatches them. Megan found the courage to leave her manipulative and abusive husband Greg and tried to keep things […]
Vegan aquafaba meringues with a fruit compote
I have not made meringues many times in my life (maybe as many as 10 times if you include the topping for lemon meringue pie) but I have eaten hundreds! Unable to find vegan ones in the shop, I started experimenting with my own after previous successes with aquafaba which is the usually discarded liquid […]
Murder in the Fens, by Clare Chase
This is the 4th Tara Thorpe book from author Clare Chase. Previously a journalist and now a police officer, Tara and her colleagues are called in to investigate the murder of Cambridge student Julie. The victim’s personal and political background must be investigated for potential motives for her death. During the investigation, police discover […]
Don’t Ever Tell, by Lucy Dawson
Charlotte and Tris are a couple struggling with work and home life balance. She is an author so works from home and does most of the child care while Tris has a well paid job in the city and feels like he gets everything wrong with regard to the children. They snipe and argue with […]