Like I need another project eh? Over the years I have written a number of essays about growing up in the Swinging 60’s in the hamlet of Oyster Bay, miles from the nearest town of any size. So now I have started collecting these essays into one place, eventually to
Author: Mark
Breakfast Dinner Lunch
Saucy Snippets
Around our house ‘quiet time’ is when people are going less than 50 mph. As a result dinners can be rushed or multitasked between web pages, graphic work or zooming out to whatever is on the schedule. That can result in quick but boring meals but with a little
Dinner
Microwave Apple Cobbler (Non-GF)
We found this one on the net while looking for a simple, 13 year old proof dessert idea. The topping is quite like Polyfilla and a bit of a toad to spread on top of the apples but surprisingly this is one of the best apple cobblers were have eaten,
Life Lists
What is Happy?
Happy, what a concept, you could probably spend a lifetime trying to figure out this conundrum and at the end of your days realize there are 8 Billion answers to that question. 8.062 Billion actually, well at least as of today. We are all unique, with unique tastes, needs, wants.
Lists
10 UnderRated Songs
I have eclectic tastes in music, anyone who knows me can expect my trusty bluetooth speaker next to my laptop to be playing anything from Bocelli to Carlos Santana to Cindy Bradley at any given time. Often when playing an album from fairly famous artists I will come upon a
Thoughts
The Resilience of Community
Let’s face it, the times ahead are ‘troubling’ to say the least, politically, financially, spiritually and mental health wise. In times of adversity our natural tendency, especially in the Western World, is to turn inward, taking on far more of the load than we need to. We have been indoctrinated