Tag Archives: baking

A Slice of Christmas Cake

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Sheila N

More November fiction for you A Slice of Christmas Cake She baked it back in October, when things were merely bad, rather than downright awful. It was something she looked forward to each year: a precursor of the festivities to … Continue reading →

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Seize the Fish! “Koi Carpe Diem” Out Now

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Sheila N

“There are advantages to being known locally as an eccentric.” – from “Sherlock Jones & the Hound of the Basingstokes” I am writing this whilst eating racked toast. “Racked toast”, as many connoisseurs of breakfast foods know, is toast which … Continue reading →

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Cake Across the Waters

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Sheila N

I take great comfort in the rituals of tradition. Of the seasons. The white of snowdrops, in early spring. The tulips that follow, like obedient dogs. The yellow gold of daffs shortly afterwards. The buying of those bulbs in early … Continue reading →

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Beetlepoppers and Ferry Cakes

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Sheila N

Every family – however big, however small – has its own secret language. One known, and amusing, only to themselves. Even the little nuclear family of my husband, Gerald C Dalek, Arthur C Rat, Mr Fish and I have our … Continue reading →

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