Cornish Pasties for St. Piran’s Day
Happy St Piran’s Day! In Cornish: Gool Peran Lowen. To mark the day I made some Cornish pasties earlier, using a Paul Hollywood recipe. Continue reading
Author: Fred Hart
Back In the Studio – Hooray!
Besides the reception desk being manned 24/7 (great from a security point of view) there is a bar – so I can get a drink before, during and after my show. This is also great when interviewing guests. Continue reading
Knife Angel in Gloucester
I was in Gloucester this weekend so I went to see the Knife Angel by the cathedral. Continue reading
Bibury: Afternoon in the Cotswolds
I drive through it on the way to and from work twice a week, and cycled to it a few times last year – So last weekend I went in to Bibury for a little bit. Continue reading
Goodbye 2022: A Review of the Year
As 2022 comes to a close, time to look back on what’s happened this year. It has been a year of change – as well as a year of getting “back to normal” post Covid. Continue reading
Christmas at the Royal Albert Hall
I enjoyed a day trip to London yesterday, to go and watch the annual Christmas concert at the Royal Albert Hall. This is the first time I’ve been but it is an annual festive show they do, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Youth Choir of Great Britain and the Royal Choral Society. Continue reading
Le Tréport: Final Night in France
I got home in time for Sunday dinner after driving back through all four seasons. I stayed last night in Le Tréport and it snowed a bit overnight. Only lightly. Further towards Calais it was a little heavier. In Calais itself there was nothing. Continue reading
Île de Ré: My Island Tour
I stayed overnight at a caravan park in Rivedoux-Plage. The caravan I stayed in was quite cosy, despite it having frozen overnight. This morning when I went out to buy milk I had to scrape the car! Continue reading
La Romieu: Cat Village
We’d seen a leaflet for La Romieu, one of the “Plus Beaux Villages de France”. Our interest was because of the cats. Continue reading
Masseube and Trie: The Balcony of the Pyrenees
The weather wasn’t clear enough for us to see the Pyrenees but it would have been nice to. We were afterall in what is known as the “Balcony of the Pyrenees”. Continue reading