If you’re ever looking for a pick me up I find reaching for some ginger has the desired effect. Home made hot lemon and with a spoon of ginger paste is my standard way to regain my brain after a few coaching calls back to back. It has a reinvigorating effect... Breaking up for the holidays is like letting out an enormous sigh. That last effort before you can finally relax. With the exception of some paperwork I am all done with work for this year. Now the focus will switch to domestic matters – for that the sigh... It may have been freezing outside recently but the heat in the Domestic Executive kitchen has been turned up high today. Maybe a little too high but we don’t let a little heat come between us and domesticity at it’s cosiest. Whether it’s hot or... 
It’s hard enough to get a bombshell dropped on the health of your nearest and dearest but a double whammy to know that the finger of blame is pointing at you. Pies, pastries, cakes and other cream laden goodies are the devil’s food and no doubt a weekend... For me one of the biggest downsides of a blog is you come to realise how repetitive life is. How many obsessions you have (like for Ginger Cakes) and dare I say it how boring this can all be to other people.  Since my blog readership is pretty much restricted... 