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I so want a proper walk in larder, or a larder cupboard. Lucky you. I've just been looking at them and am toying with the idea of getting one. Trouble is, where will it go? Do I get rid of my long adored Welsh dresser, which takes up the only space available, or not...dilemma. I definatly...

Sharpham rustic, (sometimes I get the one with herbs in. Both lovely) A good local Somerset cheddar, well matured and tangy. Cornish yarg Devon blue, I think it's nicer than Stilton, but I'll have Stilton if I can't get the Devon blue. Home made soft or cottage cheese. Especially flavoured...

Not exactly cooking, but I made some sourkrout with juniper berries for added flavouring. It will be ready in a week or so. Looking forward to eating it daily as part of my re flora and fauna- ing my gut biome after all those weeks of heavy antibiotics over Xmas and new year. The bottles of...

Tinned tuna is a staple, I adore tuna mayonnaise, and also in a homemade tuna and sweetcorn pasta bake. I often have mackerel in tomato sauce on a nice crunchy bit of rye sourdough toast, just mash it all up, add an extra squirt of ketchup, and pop under the grill to heat through. Delicious...

I have a heat pump, it doesn't avoid the power cuts. Your lights and heating still go off like everyone else's. Then the timer needs a reset, which as I'm in rented accommodation, I'm not allowed to do, even if I could get into my loft and knew how to do it.

We have just had a 3 hr long power outage this morning, no big deal, but I was in the shower eith my hair full of suds! Suddenly the shower stops working and I can't see a thing! Luckily there was some tepid water in the tank(due to reheat this evening, but the timer will be all to pot now, so...

You don't say what sexes your 4 elder kids are, but they could share two, two man tents between them and could be carried with their gear in their own packs. The two smaller ones could..and should be in with you. That means at least a 4 man tent for the two adults and two smallies. It will be a...

Another charity shop find..(what else)... a down, knee legth jacket for a measly £11.50. Hydrophobic down. Sold as seen. It's rather dirty, but nothing a good down wash won't solve. Otherwise in good condition. Saved myself several pounds there!, and when this long promised cold snap comes...

When is this b****y rain gonna end????? My bones are affected with this awful dampness, and I'm realy beginning to sieze up. I feel for those who have been flooded out of their homes, and feel so lucky here as though we've had massive puddles across the roads, cars can still get through with...

We have budding new tree life today.

School dinner smell for me was mashed potatoes, overcooked cabbage, and sloppy mince, or rissoles, and gravy. Followed by custard, which we had with everything except sago (frogspawn) pudding, where you got a dollop of jam. I still can't bear school dinner smells. Still hate gravy and...

Hazel catkins and my little Robin friend who waits for his mealworm treat each day as I walk past his patch.

Saw a wooden hanger in a window today. It read..... My wife.. (wife crossed out and substituted with husband)... dresses to kill.. and cooks the same way. Obviously a long suffering wife there.!

And their beaches.

It's not just dog poo, parking is also an issue. Yesterday..and this has happened many times with similar response.. I was accompanying a lady who uses a mobility wagon. As we got into town, there is an area near the supermarket that has double yellow lines, a dropped curb and a white line. So...

First snowdrops of the year.

I've got an inflatable canoe... Bit slower, but could prove useful. :) If the river overtops in town, our pub will be underwater. I'll go take a look at the river tomorrow, see what's what. If a fallen tree from upstream blocks the bridge into town, as occasionally happens we got trouble!

Looks like we are on another red warning with 50- 80mm of rain expected in the next 24 hrs over exmoor. A lot of it will exit via our valley. We are already sodden and soaked to the brim. Could be rather interesting this weekend. Rather glad I got my new wellies a few weeks ago Though I think...

A spong mincer. Works even if the power is out, and untill my then partner bought me an electric "wizzy gig," (as its always been known in my house, ) which was used for pate , soup, humus, aswell as mincing stuff. I don't use it so much now, as the electric hand blender is much quicker to use...

I like my ferro rod and either birch bark or home made waxed cotton pads. Always have a lighter in case I can't be bothered to mess about and need my cuppa NOW!