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Old Cupboards In The garden And a Bath Full of Herbs

August 08, 2009

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Pop up South American Restaurant

It's hard to beleive it was 1993 when my sister Karen and I would rent movies on a Saturday afternoon and stand in my kitchen in Parkstone, making tamales to serve at Lost Maggies at dinnertime. For those of you who don't know,Lost Maggies or, more formally, Las Margaritas was the Mexican cantina on Poole Quay that I spent ten years of my life running with Eric Bow and Pam Skuce. Karen was a big fan of Tommy Lee Jones so for a while on Saturday afternoons it was tamales and Tommy- Lee. Tamales take some folding and tying but by the end of the afternoon we would have about sixty of them ready to be steamed for dinner. Then we would dress up for work. In those days it would often be funny dresses from the charity shops and weird hats because we were so overjoyed that we worked for ourselves and we could wear what we wanted. Lost Maggies has been gone now for seven years. Recently, I have definitely been feeling the urge to have a Pop Up restaurant thingie in my living ro...

Recycled Kitchen

I like my kitchen to be created from all kinds of recycled treasures. Look at my lovely tool trug. It's made of beautiful aged wood. It cost me pennies in a charity shop. Turned on to its side it makes a lovely home for Moroccan glasses and magical spices.

So much more than results.

Raven and her Dad. I am so proud of my daughter Raven . She once said to me that she had no room in her life for racism, homophobia and sexism. She is non-judgmental. She thinks about other people’s point of view and cares deeply about her friends. I believe she is a good friend. As a daughter she has taught me that I am not always as open minded as I think I am. She constantly checks me when I am being a little old and judgmental. Like many other young people Raven has battled with issues like self-harm, panic attacks, and low self-esteem. She has found her way though it by working hard with C.A.H.M.S and attending counseling meetings. She has learned how to look at herself and care for herself and at the same time gained a deeper insight and empathy for others. I am so proud of her because she alone could make the decision whether to have surgery for scoliosis on her back. She made the decision at 14 had the surgery at 16 and recovered w...

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